Civil Disobedience 2

Elizabeth Stanton

He has never permitted her to exercise her inalienable right to the elective franchise.  He has compelled her to submit to laws, in the formation of  which she had no voice. He has withheld from her rights which are given to the most ignorant and degraded men both native and foreigners. Having deprived her of this first right of a citizen, the elective franchise, thereby leaving her without representation in the halls of legislation, he has oppressed her on all sides.

This passage goes with the lecture cause it talks about woman rights and how they did not have no because of man not allowing them to have the power.

I chose this passage cause it allows you to see that man had control over everything and Stanton was fight for woman to have equal right the same rights that men had but the major was she wanted woman to have a voice by allowing them to vote.  At this time woman were seen not heard and they want to change the perspective of woman.

Frederick Douglas

For Gods sake, let a man speak when he cannot do anything else; when fetters are on his limbs let him have this small right of making his wrongs known; at least let it be done in New York.  I am glad to see there is a disposition to let it be done here- allow him to tell what is in him with regard to his own personal wrongs at any rate.

This is about the rights of man and the freedom.  New York was one of the states that allowed men to feel free with minimal repercussion.

I choose this passage cause and men and woman of color are fighting for rights and to be equal they have found grounds for a start and in a state that allowed them to have minimal rights with out punishment to be man and woman