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media type="file" key="Taylor P4.mp3" Hello their!

This is John Levaure-Baptiste. A former slave who has been giving his freedom, I have migrated my family towards the northern part and currently reside in Boston, Massachusetts. I am an abolitionist who I have brothers known to some as evil basically because of the lack of color of their skin, to some whites. I have been an abolitionist since the day I was free from slavery and dearly do I tell you it has brought me up forward towards you all that sit before me upon the word slavery! Why should one have no rights based on the darker tone of his skin pigment. Why is he not giving an option of voluntary due, is he who basically tortures a man a man himself? A man is more then that, a man is someone who works daily even though the conditions working in are tough and notprofitable but he still works based on the benefits for the family in the outcome...a man is someone that lives without the hate of a certain species based on the betrayal in the past, but in the end your sitting at the same table trying to demolish this unfortunate unseen occurrence. I stand before you all a free man who has been influenced "THAT ALL MEN ARE CREATED EQUAL" an abolitionist golden rule. We shall stand against this, and we shall later overcome whether if its for generations to come!

-TW-

media type="file" key="Tom P4.mp3" How y'all doing? My name is Frederick Douglas. I was a former slave who escaped and has the knowledge and experience of being a slave. "The Meaning of July 4th to the Negro" is what I am trying to say. Slavery is like a big Hershey bar. Slavery should be abolished because it continues then it would be like a melted piece of Hershey bar. It would be all liquidy and not taste good. You wouldn't like the feeling of that would you? If slavery was to end and which it must, you would have the full non melted Hershey bar. You would get the normal delightful taste, the sweet tasting chocolate melting in your mouth when you eat it. Are you ready to end slavery now? Would you like a melted Hershey bar or would you want it in one piece? If so, then would you all please join the underground railroad and help free all the slaves. Lives are at stake. Please don't let the people abuse these slaves and join me in the underground railroad where you will receive good tasting non melty Hershey bars.

-TN-

media type="file" key="Josh P4.mp3" The Right to Life

I see how you ladies and gentlemen choose to walk on this day or choose to be outside or choose to do as you please. In the south as many of you would know the way and manner that they treat slaves is unacceptable I Jacob Biggims know that I choose to be out and that I choose to talk on this subject because seeing fellow humans being mistreated.

Some little girls and boys thousands of mislead people in the south do not get to choose in anyway shape or form what they choose to do they get forced into a life as a mule and these people have emotions and feel as me and you would they can learn to react just like me and you would they do not disserve to be mistreated and taken their rights as a human being to life liberty and justice. If you are interested in the cause that I am fighting for you could join me and many others to fight it because we have strength in numbers.

-JV-

Every man should be equal doesn't matter what color is their skin.

Look at me, what do you see...Let me tell you what do you see, you see a man that is missing an eye, that is missing an ear and so many other atrocity have been done to me. My name is McRachide a former abolitionist who took the resolution to stand for slave rights.

Let me tell you how a slave life is and what are the option of a slave for that I will take myself as an example. I was born slave, be raise as a slave, be treated like slave. My days were mostly the same, I woke up before sunset as a child. I had to clean the house of my master, and work in his garden. I was always hungry and one day I stole some food and got cut and to punish me my left ear has been cut off and I had been beat up. When I was old enough to work on the field, I had been whipped everyday until blood comes out of my back and my legs that was my life. I made the mistake to admire the daughter of my master and one right eye was the price I paid. Me and some other slave run away trying to be free we all been shot left for death I was the only survivor. That is how a slave life is every day he wakes up to start his journey.

-NV-

Have you ever wondered? Thought about what life would be like if the American people were enslaved rather than African Americans? Horrible, unbearable, tragic? That is what the slave life is like. Everyday having to go out to fields and work the whole day off for what? A whipe to the back and a few harsh beatings?

I am Billy Mayes, a strong abolitionist. But most of all, I am a white man. I have been to the south. All the plantations holding all of these poor slaves. While I was visiting a plantation is Missouri, I saw a black man with a few missing fingers. I interviewed this poor man in search for the reason why he was missing these fingers. He only answered with "punishment." Spread the word, join us in the quest for the abolishment of slavery. Help us with the underground railroad, read the liberator!

-BD-

I am a slave, once a slave, now wanting a change. The pain and misery I had faced during my childhood had finally brought me to stop slavery and influence people to understand that slavery on all humans is like on you own family. In generations long ago, everyone one was related somehow, someway. My pains inflicted my emotions, those pains created scars that still are with me till this day, and I hope no one will feel my pain, ever again. I am a different slave. I am not the only slave that wanted to change the future of many lives.

Slavery has been going on for about 200 years and no one has given a thought about changing everyone's lives, then just one. Slavery, those words make my heart feel like its being beaten, and had torn apart because my family, my life has been affected from this cause. I want to be the affect of this cause. The affect that lead people to think about slavery and wanting to stop, the beating, the death to those who are innocent. The relationship between a slave and a slave owner is terrible. The owne would inflict pain with whips; cutting fingers and toes off their own slaves, and never thought about if they were the slaves getting hurt like this, would you ever want to be this slave or see anyone with this pain and misery?

Do you want to change this terrible thing in our country, our world? You can protest, you can make a difference even if it's the smallest thing you have done. If many people protested, make people listen, think, react and change peoples thoughts and stop slavery.

-TL-

Have you ever been beaten when you were young for something you did wrong? It stung a little and eventually the pain went away. Well imagine being beaten everyday for every small thing you did wrong and the wounds lasted and emotionally scarred them because sometimes it was bad Yes this does happen. Growing up in the south on a plantation I've seen slaves being beaten, for every little thing If they were going to slow for picking cotton they got whipped. If they looked at a white girl they got beaten. Their living styles were disgusting and horrific. They slept in a little shed on the dirt floor with about 20 other slaves. Their meals were not enough, they lacked the nutrition they need especially for the work that they did. Slaves usually dropped dead from dehydration, starvation, or exhaustion. This was a daily thing on a normal plantation.

Slaves are human beings as you or me. They deserve to be free. So they look a little different. But they have a beating heart that is urgin for something more, they have lungs wanting to breathe that free air, they have minds that can help better this country. No one deserves to live a life as they do especially against their will. How would you like it if someone took you from your home land and forced you to work for all your life and was barely fed and worked to the bone? How would you feel if you were forced bread and knowing that your child will also be a slave and will under go the same kind of pain that you are? That is not a life you want, that is not a life you want for your children, that is not a life anyone deserves Black or white we all function the same way we all put our pants on one leg at a time. So I am Ann Ross, say help us free the slaves and join the underground railroad Spread the word of freedom to all you know. Help us make a change.

-KC-

DO YOU WANNA BE A SLAVE?

Hello ladies and gentlemen,

My name is Frederick Douglas I am here to talk to you about slavery please ladies and gentlemen hear me out. Am against slavery so my question for you is do you want to be a slave? I bet your answer is no so why should color people have to be slave we are both humans we are the same only difference is skin color we both have emotions and feelings. Trust me you wouldn't want to be no slave do you like your family I bet you do slavery separates families from each other and they probably will never see each other again. I witness all the pain they had suffered I grow up with slaves and all does years I had never ever saw one of my slaves smile and have fun you wouldn't like the feeling of knowing you have no future and that your stuck in one place and not move on in life.

You could help stop slavery by joining the abolition movement which we are against slavery and together we could make a difference. You could also join the underground railroad which we help slaves escaped from the south by kind and helpful people like you. By helping them escaped you making a big difference they could have a better future and trust me they will be happy. Thank you for listen to me and remember together we make a difference.

-JV-

Ladies and gentlemen I gather you here today to talk about slavery how slavery is a bad thing for a lot of you. My name is Isabella Gedeon and am making that speech because I went through a lot of hard time in my life. I got beat up by other people and I lost my husband. For me slavery is bad and I hope all of you will help me fight for this so I want your support, without your support I won't be able to end this slavery.

They tread the slave very badly but they don't even care about how they tread them. Some slaves lost their arms, some have marks in their backs. Some of their friends lost their children. Some got killed by other people some of them died because they don't have food to eat. Some are running away because they want freedom, they want peace.

These are the reason why you have to help end this slaver that killing a lot of people. So people if you help me this will change my life and not only my but yours too. there are a lot of people not only in this country, new york, but there is more country that is doing the same thing. If you help them god will bless you!

-WG-

I am Suzie White, an abolitionist that wants to stop slavery. Slavery must be stopped. Slaves are not treated like human beings they are treated like animals is it fair for only colored people to be treated that way? We must stop slavery because it isn't fair why should we be the only ones suffering. Slavery effects everyone children men and women. We should end slavery because too many black people are suffering and everyone should treat people like they want to be treated. everyone was created equally.

In order for us to end this we must join the underground railroad. Write to family members and let them know that slavery isn't fair and it must be stopped. More people need to attend meetings to learn more about slavery and how it affects us black people. Slaves need their freedom just like everyone else there not animals there human beings and we should all have the same rights.

-IP-

THE RIGHT TO LIVE

Have you ever wanted to kill your master or owner? well that's what I had to go through. All that rough treatment and abuse I had to go through. It made me feel like wanting to kill everyone who got in my way. Until I found out about the secret underground railroad. They helped me get through all my trouble. They helped me get through all my stress. They felt like a family to me. So let me tell you more about this railroad.

The Underground Railroad is the organized effort to assist runaway slaves in their dash for freedom. Since slipping away from one's master was a hazardous step, most runaways required help. The Underground Railroad was the popular name for the process of received these fugitives, hiding them overnight and then conducting them to the next station en route to freedom. In addition to helping runaways, this movement had a decidedly disturbing effect on slavery, making such property all the more risky. The foremost scholarly authority on the underground railroad came to the conclusion that it was one of the greatest forces which brought on the Civil War, and thus destroyed slavery.

-GR-

Have you ever been forced to do something that you didn't want to do? try being a slave and doing it everyday. I am Frederick Douglas and we need to stop slavery. Look at all the scars on my body and tell me that slavery isn't so bad.

How can we abolish slavery for good so that no one else is hurt? We can let them write letters to their family. We can even get more of them into the underground railroad.

Slaves have to do shameful things everyday that they hate or else they will get beaten over it They get forced to do things against their will all the time. Look at all the scars on my body and tell me that slavery isn't so bad.

-DC-

My name is Nelson and I used to live with slaves many years and this has to stop. I think we need to stop all this about slaves and that bad treat that they are receive for many years If people who are against that abuse that slaves are receiving please help us to help them of all this abuse. If you want to help follow these ideas:

-Send letters to the south side of this country saying that slaves need to be free

- Bring slaves to the north and then let them being free

-Join our groups, this is basically help slaves and stop this, because everyone have to being treat equal.

-NM-

Help our self it is our responsibility to unite and against slavery don't let violence get you All people should be created equal we're the owner of our self nobody should be in charge of anyone think yourself as a slave and how do you feel about being a slave people looked you in a different way. We must do something before it's too late, believe in ourselves and make a good life with liberty and happiness. So stand up I could see the future, see the black, white and other race could be in the same line.

-DY-