Chanrithya Nolan Ngim Dr. Cole AP Humanities 1/25/2021 Alfred M. Green Speech In the era of the American Civil Wars, African Americans were yet to be permitted to join or enlist in the Union Army; however, Alfred M. Green felt otherwise. He delivered a speech that urged his fellow African Americans to strive to be admitted to the ranks and prepare to enlist. In his speech, Green skillfully persuade his fellow African Americans through different means of rhetoric--some of which involved historical allusions and appealing the audience’s emotional values and feelings of patriotism—to adhere to a higher duty and fight for their nation again. Towards the beginning of the speech, Green sought to appeal to the audiences national and patriotic values. Employing pathos, Green spoke about the nation which they felt strongly about. He wanted his audience to remember …. By invoking the audience’s feelings of patriotism, they would feel obligated to enlist and be willing to...
