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A More Perfect Union, Barack Obama, 2008

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A More Perfect Union, Barack Obama, 2008

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Barack Obama, gave his A More Perfect Union speech to symbolize that our country is never going to be perfect but we can always try to make improvements. Obama explains his beliefs on the issue of racism. He expresses his feelings by saying we need to talk about it in order to understand what's going on in our nation.

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Although African Americans had already been through so much and had finally been given what they deserved, many believe justice has still not been received. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 is a step in the right direction, but Obama explains the problem that still exists, which is racism.

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The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was used to break through the voting barriers for African Americans that interrupted Africans Americans chance to vote. It removed the ability to make them take tests that were impossible to pass which meant they were not allowed to vote.

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Although the 19th Amendment allowed women the right to vote, the job was still yet to be finished as African Americans still had to work through countless barriers to still not be able to vote. Both the 19th Amendment and the Voting Rights Act of 1965 were steps in the right direction as they both opened up more opportunities for people to vote.

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The 19th amendment allowed women the right to vote. Being fought for by women for so many years and by so many different women was worth it as they ratified on August 18th, 1920 that no matter your sex, you have the right to vote.

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Although Stanton died before women won the right to vote in 1920, she still had made a huge impact on this decision. Without her fighting, this may have never been possible. This becoming true, allowed for improvement around the country and showed that their can be change.

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The Solitude of the Self, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, (1892)

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The Solitude of the Self, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, (1892)

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton was a white women who came from a wealthy family and had a formal education. She gave her speech as president of NAWSA. She explained that if women are citizens, they should have the same rights. She also expressed that women should be able to be their own person, that everyone should be able to do what they want with their life no matter their sex.

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Both of these women were founders of the National Womens Suffrage Association. These women both pushed for and believed that if women truly are humans and citizens, they should receive all the same rights.

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On Women's Right to Vote, Susan B. Anthony (1872)

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On Women's Right to Vote, Susan B. Anthony (1872)

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Susan B. Anthony gives her speech on women's right to vote after being charged a $100 fine for illegally voting on a ballot. She uses her platform to spread this awareness to a larger audience. She then asks a big question, are women humans? She asks this because if so they should be considered citizens and be given the opportunity to vote

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Sojourner Truth connects to Susan B. Anthony when saying that the only reason women are denied rights is out of hatred. Susan B. Anthony focuses on this while pushing for women's right to vote.

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Sojourner Truth and her Ain't I a Woman a speech focuses on why there is no good reason women should be denied rights. She explains women can do the hard labor that men do. She also explains intellect should not be a reason to deny someone rights. She also brings religion into it and explains that women had as much as God to do with Jesus Christ's life along with Eve being as important as Adam.

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While the connection is slim, John Brown a white male, completely opposite of Sojourner Truth a black woman, and are a little off in time, they still relate to the same middle piece. Both John Brown and Sojourner Truth, no matter who they are, are aware that there is a problem, that African Americans are denied basic human rights.

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Address to the Virginia Court, John Brown, (1859)

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Address to the Virginia Court, John Brown, (1859)

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John Brown was a white abolinist who used violecne to end slavery. He killed several pro-slavery advocates with a group of people. He denies doing anything wrong, he claims he was just trying to free slaves. He also claims he was doing the work for God and following his word. John Brown, trying to do this led to his trial followed by his execution.

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John Brown, a white abolitionist, notices the horrible and wrong decisions we are making in a country, like the Dred Scott decision. Now although he took it to the extreme using violence to try an end slavery, this was a start of a movement to try and prevent cases like Dred Scott's from happening again.

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Dred Scott v. Sandford, Supreme Court, (1857)

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Dred Scott v. Sandford, Supreme Court, (1857)

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The Dred Scott v. Sandford Supreme Court case is one that seems like it makes it impossible to live by our own constitution when looking at freedom for everyone. Being denied due to skin color removing you from the chance to all the freedoms citizens are granted with. This case goes down in history to being the worst decision every made by the Supreme Court.

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The relation between Frederick Douglass and Dred Scott decision go hand in hand in. The Dred Scott decision is the answer to the question in Frederick Douglass's speech. What to the slave is the fourth of July? It is never being able to be a citizen no matter where you are and never being able to gain your freedoms.

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What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? Frederick Douglass, 1852

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What to the Slave is the Fourth of July? Frederick Douglass, 1852

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This document was a speech given by Frederick Douglass given to an abolitionist audience in New York. This speech was given to criticize and show how the 4th of July can’t be celebrated by everyone and is mourned by Frederick Douglass and his people. Douglass is trying to accomplish getting the message across to everyone that although the Declaration of Independence supposedly stands for freedom and equal rights, slaves were not given the rights to those things and see the 4th of July as a fake celebration.

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These slavery clauses along with the unfair treatment started to be noticed by slaves themselves. Slaves were escaping and began abolitionist groups to protest and make speeches against these harsh and unfair treatments.

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Slavery Clauses in the U.S Constitution (1787)

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Slavery Clauses in the U.S Constitution (1787)

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The Constitution had many contradicting clauses relating to slavery. This especially relates to the idea of all men being free and equal. The Constitution also holds the 3/5th rule stating that all slaves are 3/5th's of a person.