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photoshop1234 [79]
3 years ago
15

Throughout his letter, which evidence does Banneker give to support his opinion that Jefferson understands that slavery is wrong

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He suggests that Jefferson imagine himself as a slave to appreciate the true meaning of equality. He describes how Jefferson has treated his enslaved people through the years. He gives details of Jefferson's thought, such as a quote from the Declaration of Independence. He restates Jefferson's words, including the idea that equality is a gift from the Father of mankind.





Story:
Benjamin Banneker was a free man descended from African slaves. In his letter to Thomas Jefferson, the Secretary of State, Banneker condemned slavery and attempted to persuade Jefferson to end the practice of slavery in the United States.

Sir I freely and Chearfully acknowledge, that I am of the African race, and in that colour which is natural to them of the deepest dye, and it is under a Sense of the most profound gratitude to the Supreme Ruler of the universe, that I now confess to you, that I am not under that State of tyrannical thraldom, and inhuman captivity, to which too many of my brethren are doomed; but that I have abundantly tasted of the fruition of those blessings which proceed from that free and unequalled liberty with which you are favoured and which I hope you will willingly allow you have received from the immediate hand of that Being, from whom proceedeth every good and perfect gift. . . .

This Sir, was a time in which you clearly saw into the injustice of a State of Slavery, and in which you had just apprehensions of the horrors of its condition, it was now Sir, that your abhorrence thereof was so excited, that you publickly held forth this true and invaluable doctrine, which is worthy to be recorded and remember’d in all Succeeding ages. "We hold these truths to be Self evident, that all men are created equal, and that they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty, and the pursuit of happyness."

Here Sir, was a time in which your tender feelings for your selves had engaged you thus to declare, you were then impressed with proper ideas of the great valuation of liberty, and the free possession of those blessings to which you were entitled by nature; but Sir how pitiable is it to reflect, that altho you were so fully convinced of the benevolence of the Father of mankind, and of his equal and impartial distribution of those rights and privileges which he had conferred upon them, that you should at the Same time counteract his mercies, in detaining by fraud and violence so numerous a part of my brethren under groaning captivity and cruel oppression, that you should at the Same time be found guilty of that most criminal act, which you professedly detested in others, with respect to yourselves.

Sir, I suppose that your knowledge of the situation of my brethren is too extensive to need a recital here; neither shall I presume to prescribe methods by which they may be relieved; otherwise than by recommending to you and all others, to wean yourselves from these narrow prejudices which you have imbibed with respect to them, and as Job proposed to his friends "Put your Souls in their Souls stead," thus shall your hearts be enlarged with kindness and benevolence toward them, and thus shall you need neither the direction of myself or others in what manner to proceed herein. . . .

And now Sir, I shall conclude and Subscribe my Self with the most profound respect your most Obedient humble Servant,

BENJAMIN BANNEKER
English
2 answers:
vova2212 [387]3 years ago
8 0

The correct answer is the last evidence

zysi [14]3 years ago
7 0

<span>The correct answer is the last evidence – He restates Jefferson's words, including the idea that equality is a gift from the Father of mankind. Benjamin Banneker in his letter states that Thomas Jefferson became aware of the horrific conditions slaves lived in, and decided to publicly hold fort his doctrine that all men are equal. Banneker adds to that that God (Father) made all humans equal, of same flesh, and no matter what religion or color, all humans stand in the same relation to Him.</span>

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