Liberty's Kids HD 138 - Born Free And Equal | History Cartoons for Children

the world was made to turn the battle, give back that

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dom, take back the independent side of me, declare it on the dotted line, that Philadelphia

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dom ring and the patriotic voices sing red, white, blue, never give up, you represent America How can I see it differently? Here are some exciting scenes from today's episode of

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with wallis has surrendered the war is over it is not over cornwallis is not england i will give up my throne before i break this british empire that i love i will never give in to those american rebels that we have these truths are evident that all men are created

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those words are about freedom I built the house in the year 35.

I am told it is the oldest complete house in all the Berkshires. It was in this house that we wrote our statement of grievances. against english rule unfortunately you can see how much attention king george paid to it thank you betty you are welcome clever man come here what is the meaning of this what lady what you say look dust on my wedgwood vaz i will fix it right away Madam bless you madam, Mrs. Adams, I'm delighted you can come. I hope we see your John back from Europe soon too if the news from Yorktown is good Colonel Ashley, maybe John and Dr.

Franklin will join us soon and bring peace. dealt with them, it is my greatest hope that that happens, thank you Mrs. Adams, I am Theodor Sedgwick, I greatly admire the contributions you and your husband have made to our new nation, Theodore is the best lawyer in town you don't want to find. You are on the other side of a case of yours, come on friends, let's begin our meeting with the declaration of independence. Good idea, here, wonderful, when in the course of human events it becomes necessary for a people to dissolve the political ties that have united them. another and assume among the powers of the earth the separate and

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position to which the laws of nature and of nature's god entitle them.

A decent respect for the opinions of humanity requires that they declare the causes that impel them to separation. Did you come to help that big man at Natick's drinking his ninth cup of Lizzy punch quiet? Well, what is more important? That we run out of punch and I get in trouble or some old words that the teacher says old words. Do you know what those old words are about? I don't know, Betty, but I have a feeling you're about to tell me, little sister, those words are about freedom. You and I have been slaves since we were

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What do we know about freedom? Nothing, Lizzie, nothing at all. We hold these truths to be. It is evident that all men are created equal that they are endowed by their creator with certain inalienable rights, which among these are life,

liberty

and the pursuit of happiness, but if someone offered me a minute of freedom and told me that I had to die at the end of That minute I would take just to be one minute on God's earth as a free woman, dear mother. So much has happened since I last wrote that General Washington won your city.

It was truly a miraculous convergence, as the French fleet calls it. Led by Admiral Degrasse captured the mouth of Chesapeake Bay, this trap General Cornwallis, unable to obtain relief supplies from the sea and with the cities surrounded on all sides by Generals Washington and Roshambo, could expect nothing but trouble of the land and the siege. it was terrible and i feared it would never end finally the lack of food and the endless artillery bombardments forced general cornwallis to admit defeat over 7,000 british soldiers gave up their weapons surely with such a huge loss the british will now realize the futility of this war and finally we will have peace andre dr franklin wonderful news the victory at yorktown with wallis has surrendered the war is over this is wonderful news monument but the war really ended that i think it will be up to king george to decide if it is not over what of our other generals might wallace it is not england what clinton and his six thousand men what of our fleet we are the largest naval force on the ocean sir and I will appreciate you remembering that we have defeated these colonists time and time again and we will do it now, this change is nothing and I will write to the Secretary of State for the United States directly to you.

I have business to attend to, dear sir, there will be no peace without honor, Lizzy, more lemonade, I will bring it, ma'am. I told lizzy to do it lizzie right now what were you eating uh leftovers ma'am did you eat the family's food without asking me first yes ma'am I'm sorry ma'am you're so sorry ma'am excuse me ma'am uh didn't I order you to leave now clean that up and that and that and that and that this is fascinating Mr. Sedgwick I think I would like to practice law one day with all due respect Sarah there are no female lawyers with all due respect Mr.

Sedgwick maybe I will be the first maybe you will actually do it Excuse me Betty, come in, please Please, thank you, Mr. Sedgwick, let me take your coat now, please come in and sit down now, Betty, what can I do for you, sir? I would like you to help me win my freedom for myself and my little girl. Excuse me. I don't want to be a slave and I don't want my daughter to grow up like she did without knowing anything but slavery. Thank you kindly, you're welcome, Betty. Are you asking me to sue Colonel John Ashley, the most important man in this? city ​​for its freedom yes sir, I fear for my son's well-being, you cannot allow the child to be in danger, Mr.

Sedgwick, but it is more than that, sir, I heard in that newspaper that all men are

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equal and that every man has a right to freedom, I am not a stupid creature, won't the law give me my freedom? and what my fellow Members of Parliament did, what King George Ostrich actually said in simple words when he received the news of the defeat he said that our losses in America have been most horrible, the taxes that the British people are Paying for this war is outrageously high, but even now that Lord Cornwallis has surrendered at Yorktown and our hopes of victory in America have completely disappeared, I forbid anyone to think of peace, my mad rage for revenge lives on. and only the total slavery of my American subjects will rest, gentlemen, what the king speaks is madness and you, Mr.

North, must tell him so. Betty, why did you come to see me? You know I'm a close friend of the colonels, the teacher said that You're the best lawyer in town and you were there in the master's studio a few years ago writing those other words about freedom that everyone said, you mean back in '73, when we discussed a bill of rights and a constitution for Massachusetts, yes sir, when I was waiting for that. table I stayed still and thinking about things I listened to them gentlemen and I never heard everything they said, except that all people are free and equal.

I thought about it a lot and thought I would see if I wasn't among them, so they must help. Has a slave ever won her freedom in court before? Yes, sir, several times, but those cases were always based on a master who promised freedom to his slave and then broke that promise. Colonel Ashley made no such promise to Betty, so he won't take Betty's. Otherwise, that is exactly why I will accept Betty's case I don't care what that file says Mr. Charles Fox in Parliament I don't care what they say in Parliament Lord North I don't care what they say in the whole world i will give up my throne before i break this british empire that i love and serve i will never surrender to those american rebels never this is a great opportunity for us let's hope they free the poor one can win mumbai from mrs adams she has excellent lawyers on Mr Sedgwick and Mr Tapping Weave and she has the right on her side yes sarah we will see if those two weapons are strong enough to triumph is that the jury is but all the jurors are men and they are all white how will Mumbai get a fair trial, give them some credit, sarah, maybe they will understand that we are all of the same race, the judge of the human race in the name of colonel ashley, who has served his state and his country so well in so many ways.

We ask that this case be dismissed immediately. they do that and that bet will be returned to your legal residence, colonel ashley's house, order on what basis, your honor, the custom of our nation considers slavery to be right and the right bet is john ashley's legal black slave , colonel ashley can testify about that. It is a simple matter of property, you see, therefore, we ask that you return Colonel Ashley's bet immediately, your highness, now my cowardly Prime Minister, Lord North, has sent me his resignation, everyone is against me, well , I will not accept this and I will not allow it. my colonies go to the british empire as if these dogs were strong the rebels like the fox are weak your majesty i am afraid that sometimes the fox escapes from the dog the court rejects colonel ashley's motion to dismiss this case mr. sedgwick can you speak on behalf from your client thank you judge in the past a slave in Massachusetts has been freed only when a master went back on a promise to free him, but we would like to present two different arguments, two new arguments first, no Massachusetts law has established slavery as legal .

I challenge Colonel Ashley. to show me one that makes a second even more important, even if such a law existed, it would be nullified by our state's new constitution, as my client has so wisely pointed out to me, our Massachusetts constitution states that all men are born free and equal and You have certain essential and inalienable natural rights among which may be counted the right to enjoy your liberties, gentlemen, Betty cannot be the legal slave of Colonel John Ashley for one very simple reason: slavery is illegal, it's just a mess Katherine, you'll be fine. Now you are ready to catch your brother Betty, yes Sarah, what will you do if you lose?

Honey, my husband rest in peace. He died in this world so that we could all be free from your friends in England, not so that some of us could be slaves to others. of us somehow at some point me and a little bit will be free and you can count on Betty Sarah, the jury will return, gentlemen, have you made a decision?, we have a judge, we discover that Bett is not and has never been the legal servant or property of john ashley we award 30 shillings damages to bet and order john ashley to pay him for all his services since he was 21 we also declare that john ashley will pay all port costs congratulations to all of us this is a great day Isn't it wonderful that all our people are free?

You got it, Katherine, good friends, friends, courage, freedom, mom, I bet I've given myself a new name, a free name from this moment on. I'm Elizabeth Freeman, Betty, I hope. You will come back and work for me for a salary of course, I'm sure we could use it, thank you sir, but I will stay here with the Sedgwicks, they have done nothing but treat me well and with 10

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and Mrs. Cedric is sick. I have to cook, I'll leave you to that and then goodbye, Betty girls, it sure feels good to call that man sir instead of master, you're free, darling, just like I always promised you're free, my good friends, King George has arrived. to your senses you want to negotiate peace with france and with the new united states of america maybe how to make that announcement again and mother there is more good news another slave named cork walker sued for his freedom in the supreme court of massachusetts and it is also a decision which will surely lead to slavery being banned in Massachusetts.

Listen to what the Chief Justice said. Slavery had its origins in European nations and British rule, but a different idea has taken place here in the United States. We are all born free and equal. Everyone has the right. to freedom and to have it protected slavery is, in my opinion, as effectively abolished as it can be, thank you, Mr. Ashley, mother, these decisions in favor of freedom, which are long overdue, give me new hope for myself new country, our new country, I hope and trust that the horror of slavery will soon be abolished in the rest of our 13 states forever for mother, if an American is not free, none of us are right