A Comparison Of David Walker's Appeal Vs. Fight The Power

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David Walker’s Appeal VS. Fight The Power David Walker’s Appeal and Fight The Power by Public Enemy are both vastly different and similar at the same time. Yes, one was written by a black revolutionary many decades ago and one was written by a legendary hip-hop group but they are similar. They are both protesting the injustice against African-Americans in different times in America’s history. Walker’s appeal protests the racial injustice at the time it was written and Fight The Power opens eyes to the real injustice going on in our world today. They are both rebellious pieces and staples of both eras they were written in. When thinking of protest against racial inequality, these two are most likely brought to mind. One thing addressed heavily …show more content…

He says “What we need is awareness/ we can’t get careless.” Here Chuck D means that we have to know what is going on in this country and we cannot ignore it. He infers that we must take strides to get better with these issues. Chuck D also raps “Elvis was a hero to most/ but he never meant s**t to me/ straight up racist the sucker was/ simple and plain.” He clarified later that he meant that, although Elvis was extremely celebrated, he was known as the “King” even though there had been many black musicians who came before him and influenced him heavily. After this line Flava Flav yells “Muthaf**k him and John Wayne.” Chuck D stated that this was about an interview for Playboy that John Wayne had done saying “I believe in white supremacy until the blacks are educated to a point of …show more content…

In Fight The Power, Chuck D references something of this sort when he says “Most of my heroes don’ appear on no stamps/ sample a look back you look and find/ nothing but rednecks for four hundred years if you check.” Here he is saying that his African-American heroes were not recognized by America even though they did so much for it at the time of David Walker and now. The line about “nothing but rednecks” refers to the fact that since America was founded it has been run by nothing but white, land-owning men and that that needs to change. Chuck D says “What counts is that the rhymes/ designed to fill your mind.” Overall, this refers to everything stated in the song. He wants to open peoples eyes to what’s going on around them. He wants to open their eyes the racism and injustice so that maybe something can be done about

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