Mrs. Fannie Lou Hamer's testimony at the Democratic National Convention in 1964 exemplifies her bravery and determination to gain social equality for her race which is illustrated by her poignant testimony. After almost being brutally beaten to death in a county jail by white officers because of the color of her skin, and being able to later carry out this public speech at a National convention is a true act of valor. Her speech consistently exemplifies her passion and determination to gain equality within America for all African Americans. She is selfless. Instead of seeking retribution for what was done to her in the jail, she used her experience as a platform to plea for change at the Democratic convention. She tactfully addresses "all" of America at the end of her testimony, which demonstrates her desire for equality not from simply a political standpoint, but a humanity one. She became the voice for all African Americans that day to plead their case and be heard in an effort to create a positive change from a negative situation.

Mr. Long wants to emphasize to the elite that he does not intend to take all their wealth, he simply wants to communicate that people with an exorbitant wealth should share some of that wealth with those that are in need. He is trying to demonstrate that there is enough wealth for everyone, but it simply must shared. Most of the nation at this time was in poor financial shape and some of the rich had the wealth to share to help the common man, while still remaining inherently wealthy.

This part of his speech holds great relevance because he is trying to convey that his ideals are not of a pure socialist ideology, but instead he is saying that people in need should receive a stipend of some kind so that they can acquire basic human needs like a automobile, an education, and a radio, that will give them the opportunity to rise out of their situation and essentially empower them, which in turn will strengthen our country as a whole.

Huey Long makes some valid and strong points that still hold true till this day. For example, although we are a Constitutional republic, currently, one percent of people own thirty eight percent of our entire nation's wealth. I think Huey Long presents some socialistic ideals throughout his two speeches, but I think his overall goal was to take money from the very wealthy that earned exorbitant amounts of wealth and distribute that wealth to those that needed it most, to make our country's people stronger and make our country's distribution of wealth more just. Fast forward to present day. The pandemic has crushed many small businesses, that the American economy greatly relies on and yet other large corporations have made huge exponential financial gains because of the pandemic and increased online consumerism. Unemployment rate in the coming months may exceed eleven percent, meaning that 1 in 8 U.S. workers will not have a viable job. Instead of letting big businesses get richer with billions of dollars, or tax payers funding stimulus payments that our children and our children's children will be paying off huge national debt in years to come, why not have the elite business owners donate some of their excessive wealth for the better of other U.S. citizens. After all, it is the U.S. citizens that through consumerism made them billionaires in the first place. Mr. Long did have a good point in my opinion. These companies deserve their wealth for what they created, but I think they should give back some of it to help sustain our economy which will enable them to keep prospering in the long haul and help U.S. citizens that are in or will soon be in dire need of financial help.

This annotation exemplifies W.E.B. DuBois's opposition to Booker T. Washington's call for concession for the emancipated African American man. Washington's speech advocates for African American growth and acceptance within society and his document refers to many African Americans who worked as sharecroppers in the South. On the contrary, W.E.B. DuBois argues Booker T. Washington's view in this annotation by asking how can an African American man grow to his full emancipated potential, if he is stuck working subservient positions? W.E.B. DuBois argued that African Americans needed far greater opportunities for growth and positive change, rather than just working as freedman in trade positions. His words demonstrate a far greater picture for opportunity and growth when compared to Booker T. Washington's speech. Both speeches advocated for African Americans, but W.E.B. DuBois wanted to inspire African Americans to achieve much more than mere acceptance and land to farm or to be a housekeeper. He wanted African Americans to rise to their fullest potential economically, personally and academically, that would change the world and break the mold that many of them were constrained by through societal beliefs.