The Enlightenment has been defined in many different ways, but at its broadest was to give philosophical, intellectual and cultural ideas at the 17 and 18 century in which a lot was expressed and a lot of different viewpoints was being looked at It was a period in time in which influential thinkers expressed their thoughts and ideas which changed government and gave people …show more content…
The idea of natural rights came or is essentially asking the government or telling them that everyone has these rights and cannot be denied them no matter what race, gender or age they are. Those ideas were acted and stated in Locke’s works but some or one of the them specifically tells us that Blacks are property which said that everyone was equal except the Blacks. Those ideas were revolutionary back then since even though he said this he said or stated in his book that “All blacks are property” (Locke 68).Thus influences people to act and demand these rights which are common and essential