William Apess was a Pequot Indian born into a poor, denigrated, and racist society. The Pequots were thought to be extinct, but two small reservations remained in Connecticut. Apess suffered physical abuse at the hands of his alcoholic grandmother, was dragged from one foster home to another, and eventually suffered from alcoholism himself. During his time in foster homes, he received minimal education, which led to his love of writing. He wrote five books between 1829 and 1836 (Calloway, 2012). Many of Apess' writings contained the cries of his people calling for equality. You could say he was one of the first civil rights activists. He fought against the discrimination faced by his people by denouncing the hypocrisy, history and racism of white Europeans who called themselves Christians. This essay will examine a short work by Apess with particular attention to the Christian hypocrisy of Europeans. It will examine how Apess exposed the hypocrisy of these so-called Christians by providing not only biblical evidence, but also exposing them to examples of their hatred by giving them a look in the mirror, a chance to reflect on their actions, and how in Pursuing Their Own Freedom they trampled on that of Native Americans. One of Apess' tools was the pen, which he used to write a short essay titled "An Indians Looking Glass for the White Man" (Calloway, 2012). Apess' essay demonstrated that claiming Christianity and yet showing prejudice and making distinctions between races is unbiblical. Apess was a Methodist preacher and spoke about Christian principles with a level of expertise. His essay begins as a salute to his fellow men and to God in which he refers to "the creator and preserver of both the white man and the Indian [...] with...... middle of paper .. .. ..er that many non-believers find Christianity so hateful instead of a loving and accepting relationship with God. In the final analysis of Apes' short work, he demonstrated true Christianity in its righteous anger in his writings, but he does not he made calls for revenge, but rather a request to put aside this hypocrisy and hatred towards his people simply because he had red skin. He calls for action, for the people to open their eyes to the destruction he has caused and for his people have the truth God himself gave the rights to freedom and autonomy. Works cited Calloway, CG (2012). SM (n.d.) says the Bible about racism, prejudice and discrimination [Full issue]. Retrieved from http://www.gotquestions.org/racism-Bible.html