HOMEWORK AFRICAN AMERICAN Literature
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Isabella assumed the name Sojourner Truth through a revelation from God. She sought to speak the truth through her journeys. In her speeches, she seeks to empower women and people of color. Using the text, analysis, and a bit of outside research, discuss whether or not she took a feminist approach in her fight for equality.
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It is often noted that Stewart was a protege of David Walker. In what way does the rhetorical style of Walker's Appeal compare with her Franklin Hall lecture? What gendered differences, if any, do you find between their respective texts? What aspect of Stewart's writings, if any, suggest that that was aware that her audience might object to her stepping out of a"woman's place" onto the lecture platform? 0 0
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Sojourner Truth and Maria Stewart discuss women's rights versus the Cult of True Womanhood. (Barbara Welter wrote an article about the Cult of True Womanhood. http://www.jstor.org/stable/2711179)
Review the article, and demonstrate the ways in which both True and Stewart argue against those ideas. 0 0
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In Frances Harper's "Vashti," she uses Biblicial references. In which book of the Bible does Vashti appear? Use the Bible to discuss the significance of those allusions in the poem.
Maria Stewart discusses women-centered issues. How does she integrate Christ as an integral part of her ideas of liberation?
Sojourner Truth discusses rights for women and African American. How does she integrate religion as an integral part of her ideas of liberation?