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== Maria Stewart, 1831, “O, Ye Daughters of Africa, Awake!” in the Liberator. == | == Maria Stewart, 1831, “O, Ye Daughters of Africa, Awake!” in the Liberator. == | ||
| + | "It is the blood of our fathers, and the tears of our brethren that have enriched your soils. AND WE CLAIM OUR RIGHTS." (237) These last few lines stuck out to me. It is one of the strongest arguements I think blacks could have made when it came to being members and citizens of this country. Stewart also mentions how African daughters are being cheated when they do not have the means to be educated and are never given the opportunity. This was a very strong piece, and having been written by a woman, makes it more significant. | ||
| + | ---Aqsa Z. | ||
== Letter to Liberator from Andover Female Antislavery Society, 1836 == | == Letter to Liberator from Andover Female Antislavery Society, 1836 == | ||
