Lydia Maria Child

Lydia Maria Child’s, An Appeal in Favor of that Class of Americans Called Africans” was a very ambitious and courageous piece for her to write during this time. In this work she argues and brings to light the slavery epidemic that is still occurring. It was an effort to educate the people on what was truly going on “behind closed doors” with real life depictions and examples of what happens to these slaves. In this piece Lydia analyzes slavery, the treatment on the people and how it affects the nation both in the past and during the contemporary times. She truly like to analyze what people believe slavery is and what happens to what actually is occurring. One of the most controversial parts of this piece is when she talks about the “system”, in terms of the federal and state laws, and how even though these laws exist there really isn’t anything coming from them. Lydia truly studies the slavery topic and racial prejudices occurring in the United States during this time.
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She truly enjoyed her ability to pull her audience in and evoke a feeling inside that they wouldn’t have been able to otherwise encounter. She praised her both as an activist and writer, which was key to her identity. Lydia’s diverse abilities as a writer allowed her to stand out from others during her time, “As an activist as well as a woman of letters, she played a key role in the main reform movements in her age: she ardently opposed the Cherokee Removals and the genocide of the Plains tribes, for example, as well as serving in the struggle against slavery, where she made her greatest contribution” (Cynthia Watkins Richardson). She continued to praise Child’s on her deep research, value and opinions that most people wouldn’t dare to speak especially during this time. Cynthia not only enjoyed her piece, An Appeal…, but also appreciated her ambition and courageous nature when it came to the topic of