Frederick Douglass wrote his speech about slavery in America since he was a slave at the time. He described how slaves were considered as property ad were sold like animals. Abolitionists tried to help slaves but slaves were often killed if they didn't obey orders. In order for them to gain freedom, they would have to risk to escape to the North. Slaves were black and were mistreated due to color/race. They were forced to work under harsh conditions and were feed little food. During 4th of July, Frederick said that it wasn't an independence day because there wasn't freedom.
The other speech was about Women's Right's. Women were expressing that there was inequality between them and males. Women were free, however they had limited rights such as no voting, etc. Nobody besides women tried to help them gain their rights back. Women were mistreated because of gender.
Both speeches have a few similarities. Women and slaves were fighting for freedom because their rights were restricted from them. Also, their education was denied as well as voting rights.
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