the poem by Whitley is significant because of the two reasons:
D) It is among the first literary works published by an African American.
) It is the first literary work to assert African equality to whites.
Whitley uses a narrative unfamiliar to many of her peer slaves of the time to deliver her message in her eight stanza poem. She appears calm,composed and appreciative of conversion to christianity, while using its fundamental believes and ethics to counteract the issue of black hatred that had permeated good white christians.
Ferdinand ii tried to exert authority over protestants and exert authority over local nobles. This statement refers to a famous historical event, the most destructive conflicts in human history -Thirty Years' War. The war took place because of <span>the election of the new </span>Holy Roman Emperor<span>, </span>Ferdinand II, who wanted to force<span> </span>Roman Catholicism<span> on its peoples.</span>
<span>They were a group of African American teenage boys accused of raping two white women getting off a train in 1931 in the south. The case was very controversial causing many to believe a huge mistake of justice was caused and many families were caused to suffer and fear instilled into people that never needed to be.</span>
