The Ballot or the Bullet
What is the Author’s Purpose

The authors goal is to convince blacks of America that they needed to start standing up for themselves and fight the American government.

Also, to inform the government that blacks were coming for them.

a. the man as a ruler

obama was told in early july 2004 that he was chosen to deliver the address, and he largely wrote the speech himself, with later edits from the kerry presidential campaign.