Patriot’s Pen “What Freedom Means to Me” I take freedom as a strong subject. I take it strongly because this country has gone through so much relating to the subject, such as the Revolutionary War. Many black people have fought for their freedom. If you would've ever thought to yourself what freedom meant, a thousand thoughts would rush to your head about racism and physical/mental abuse. In my opinion what freedom means to me is perspective, independence, and most of all respect for yourself and to others. Why does freedom mean perspective for me? I think for this subject it means everything. I think of it like perspective because so many white people took advantage of others that didn't have the freedom that white people had. Many looked