Rhetoric Of Slavery

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“George W. Bush at Goree Island: American Slavery and the Rhetoric of Redemption” by Martin J. Medhurst, closely analyzes George W. Bush’s speech by highlighting its Providential aspects. Martin J. Medhurt’s primary claim and center of his argument is that, since Abraham Lincoln, the most important speech on American slavery was uttered by President George W. Bush at Goree Island, Senegal. There are strong themes of justice, commerce, time, eternity, among many others that accentuate the importance of this speech regarding slavery. This essay, introduces Vernon K. Robbins’s “five ways to read… the “texture of texts”” which Medhurst uses to structure his essay as well (Medhurst 259). In addition, Toulmin’s Model is used throughout this article.