Summary Of Henry Turner's Speech

Henry Turner thinks that black men should have the same rights as a white man. This is why he delivered a speech on September 13, 1868. In section A he states “Therefore, sir, shall neither fawn or cringe before any party, nor stoop to beg them for my rights. Some of my colored fellow members, in the course of their remarks, took occasion to appeal to the sympathies of members on the opposite side, and to eulogize their character for magnanimity”. Then he demands his rights after that. This means that just because they are colored doesn’t mean that they can’t have rights. Next is section B. In this section he says “ Cases may be found where men have been deprived 'of their rights for crimes and misdemeanors; but it has remained for the State of Georgia, in the very heart of the nineteenth century, to
They are not different than anyone else just because they were born a different color. Now is section C. This section is about blacks keeping the county safe and a better place. African Americans have been doing good in the world. After section C is section D. In this section Turner is saying that black people want to speak up and they should be able to, just as much as the whites. Next is section E. In section E he said “ Am I not a man because I happen to be of a darker hue than honorable gentlemen around me?” Henry Turner is now saying that if you are black or white you are still a man. Black and white men are the same besides the color of their skin. After that is section F. In section F he is saying that blacks do not want retaliation, all they want is rights. African Americans have worked on fields and they have built up the country. They are not asking for something bad, just as simple as rights. Next is section G. In section G he says that the country has their money and their education and the blacks don’t own a foot of