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The Abolitionist Movement
A brief overview of anti-slavery activities in the 1800s
The Abolitionist Movement
• Abolitionists are social reformers that want to end slavery in the U.S.
• They print newspapers calling for change
• They File lawsuits
• They raise and donate money to freeing the enslaved
• They Organize meetings
• They speak out publicly and write books
• All of this is in an effort to convince the public that slavery should be abolished
• They actively help enslaved people escape
Frederick Douglass
Escapes slavery in 1838
Works for abolition of slavery through powerful speaking and writing about his first-hand knowledge of the evils of slavery.
Publishes the antislavery newspaper: the North Star
William Lloyd Garrison
• Publishes the antislavery newspaper The Liberator in 1831
• Co-founds the New England Anti-Slavery Society
• Reward is put out for his arrest in the South
• Outspoken critic of the U.S. Constitution and anyone who will not resist slavery
David Walker
• 1829- Writes the antislavery book: Walker’s Appeal in Four Articles
• Argues for equality and the destruction of slavery
• The state of Georgia puts out a 1,000 reward for anyone who could murder him
The Grimke Sisters
• Angelina and Sarah are from South Carolina and are the daughters of a slave holder
• They reject slavery and move North where they lecture successfully for the abolitionist movement
• Many feel that women should not speak in public
• They also embrace women’s rights and feminism
The Underground Railroad
• A network of abolitionists who help enslaved people escape into the North and Canada
• “Conductors”- guide the people who are escaping
• “Stations”- places along the network where people meet and hide
Negative Reaction from the North
• Many people are afraid that escaping people will compete for jobs
• Southern economic problems will lead to Northern loss of money No Slaves=No Cotton
• Fugitive Slave Laws are enforced to keep people from escaping to the North
Reaction from the South
• Slavery is essential to the southern economy
• Slave owners blamed abolitionists for violent slave uprisings
• White southerners accuse the abolitionists of suggesting violence against the south
• Slave catchers pursue people escaping to the North
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