FREE THYSELF (the will of man)


It's been 200 years since the British goverment abolished the trade in African slaves. 200 years on, has much changed yet? Talking about freedom, yes Africans are free. But according to Reverend Jesse Jackson, "what we fought for is not freedom, what we fought for is equality". As opposed to freedom, the idea of equality goes further than having a contitutional right to be a free man who can vote and excercise other rights given. The idea of equality puts at the fore, a persons primary characteristics as a MAN and treats him as such. Consequently, whether you are black, white or yellow, everyone has equal chances to succeed. Without doubt this ideal is not yet in place but we have made progress without doubt. And things can only get better if we keep fighting the good fight in our bid for equality. I'm out.