Compare And Contrast David Walker And Frederick Douglass

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The 1830’s through 1861 was a time of rebellion and invention. In the Market revolution, the construction of roads, railways, and canals changed and improved national mobility. A man named Cyrus McCormick invented a mechanical mower that doubled the efficiency of wheat farming. Wheat farming was growing, cotton was becoming needed all of the worlds and cheap labour was in full swing. Africans had been enslaved for too long and were finally getting sick of working for no pay and no freedom. During the War of 1812 women got a taste of what it would be like to have equal or more rights to men. Workers who were white no longer felt like the work they were doing was earning the pay they were receiving. Revolution was in the air for so many different …show more content…
Frederick Douglass was a great example of this. He was a slave but had a desire to be free. While growing up in a slave's life, jumping from one slaveholder to another Frederick Douglass never knew anything else other than slavery. When he grew up he developed the idea of wanting to stand up and create an equal place for everyone including women and black repressed people. Similar to Frederick Douglass, a david walker was also a slave but was free. He displayed a physical force towards slavery which is different than Frederick Douglass was was a peaceful fighter. David Walker wanted to like so many other for himself and his brothers to be free. This is also an example of a shift in values. For so long African Americans would just accept that their only fate was slavery or death but, now those were not the only two options they were willing to have. Both Frederick Douglass and David Walker were slaves who had decided that they were ready to fight. They were ready to contradict that values that the only place for them was in the fields or a grave. As they started to rebel the African American slaves realized that they weren't alone. They had white supporters like, William Lloyd Garrison. He was an extremely vocal man about justice and free
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