What To The Slave Is Fourth Of July Analysis

America was founded on freedom; it is a celebrated right. Yet not everyone had the freedom that was so treasured. Some people had to keep fighting for the freedom long after the Revolutionary War. Frederick Douglas, in his speech, “What to the slave is the fourth of July” and Elizabeth Cady Stanton in her Declaration of Sentiments of the Seneca Falls Women’s Rights Convention, share stories and explain how two groups of people, slaves and women, fight for their individual freedom. Both authors wrote two different pieces for different people, but by comparing and contrasting both texts it is evident that while the struggles of each person are different, both require the same perseverance to gain their freedom.
In “What to the slave is the fourth of July?” Frederick Douglass speaks a lot about the freedom that isn’t celebrated by the slaves. He starts off by saying, “It is the birthday of your National independence, and of your political freedom”(1). He is sharing this on the fourth of July and is showing exactly what they celebrate: their freedom. They have freedom which is worth celebrating. He pushes the thought of celebrating freedom later in his speech by saying,”The freedom gained is yours: and you therefore, may properly celebrate this anniversary”(2). He is really trying to push the cause of the celebration. The fight to get that freedom. Then he brings up another idea. He says, “...shared
Slaves earned their freedom. People get paid now to work under someone. The same with Elizabeth Cady Stanton and her fight for women’s rights. It doesn’t apply to the world today. Women have the same rights as men now. They can vote and have jobs that men have. The only thing that is different is that not everything is equal for women. It was studied that women don’t get paid as men usually. Though that is a small thing compared to all that women couldn’t do not that long