To whom it may concern,
I have finally reached my aspiration of becoming a free man. I have accomplished the unthinkable. I have opened a door to all of my enslaved brothers and sisters and for that I am proud. I am proud to be an example that all men/women are created equal and we have the same rights as anyone else to be free. I know that in the pass I have stated that in the free state that I have been sad and felt lonely, I was just saying that because I was still obscured about the next step to take and what tomorrow might bring me. I have learned that my life and your life has meaning. Taking that life-threatening journey to freedom was only the beginning and the next step is to help others feel the joy that I feel when I wake up everyday knowing that I am free. That I will work all day long and at the end of the day be able to have all the profit. I am a very strong believer in the equality of all people wether black, female, or Native American. If they have the right to be able to read, write, etc then why shouldn’t we be able to? The answer to that question is that we should and can have the ability to do the same things as them. We have to stand up and fight for what is ours..." no guts no glory". I will fight with anyone that wants to do something right for a change but I will pass on the opportunity to make matters worse. Life after slavery might not be what I imagined it to be but it’s a better life then that of being chained and beat for no reason and not being able to fight back. The life of being a slave is no life at all, they think that what they are doing is the right thing and go to church every Sunday and call themselves Christians. After all this is said and done I will continue to encourage and help people have a life of freedom, if I have to die trying.... "Without struggle, there is no progress". By Dameda M