“This, sir, was a time in which you clearly saw into the injustice of a state of slavery and in which you had just apprehensions of the horrors of its condition.” These phrases create a tone of anger and resentment, and express his true emotions and feelings into this piece. Using such word choice throughout this whole letter, Banneker could easily appeal to his audience’s emotions as well. Using such strategies mentioned (and many more), Thomas Jefferson or any other reader who comes across it could easily be persuaded and shown Banneker’s point of view about the issues of slavery. He even uses references from the Declaration of Independence, which Jefferson contributed on. Expressing these strong opinions and persuasive methods in this letter shows that Benjamin Banneker believed that Thomas Jefferson was the one who held the key to the cage of
“This, sir, was a time in which you clearly saw into the injustice of a state of slavery and in which you had just apprehensions of the horrors of its condition.” These phrases create a tone of anger and resentment, and express his true emotions and feelings into this piece. Using such word choice throughout this whole letter, Banneker could easily appeal to his audience’s emotions as well. Using such strategies mentioned (and many more), Thomas Jefferson or any other reader who comes across it could easily be persuaded and shown Banneker’s point of view about the issues of slavery. He even uses references from the Declaration of Independence, which Jefferson contributed on. Expressing these strong opinions and persuasive methods in this letter shows that Benjamin Banneker believed that Thomas Jefferson was the one who held the key to the cage of