“Home tranquility” and “All men created equal,” words used in the preamble to the Constitution of the United States of America, irony at its height in the period known as the Civil War . A month after the Civil War began, a black man, Alfred M. Green, gave a speech in Philadelphia to a Union audience on this very topic. In the oration he urged the African-American people, who at that time did not qualify to join the Union Army, to fight for internal harmony and equality. In doing so, Green uses figurative language and strong diction to garner emotional appeal, as well as establish a tone of empowerment. Throughout his speech, Green appeals to the emotions to help the African American people fight in the war. The use of strong diction and metaphor helps convince the audience to join the military. This motivation can be seen when he describes the difficulties of being a black man in a white society; however, the black community should still join the fight with “an ardent zeal and enthusiasm for the battlefield that inspires other men into the full enjoyment of every civil and civil right”. ...