Slavery in the South

Why was slavery different?

1. Involved only those of African descent2. Became a permanent condition for most

slaves3. Was the result of buying stolen Africans and

selling them

• The demand for cotton increased the need for slavery

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Underground Railroad

• A network of people who aided runaway slaves.

• The “Conductors” hid the slaves by day• The slaves traveled by night

Follow the Drinking Gourd

• Drinkin’gou’d – code for Big Dipper (North)• Ole man – Peg Leg Joe• The dead trees show the way – they were

marked• Little riva – Tennessee River• Grea’ big un – Where Tennessee River meets

the Ohio River

Underground railroad quilts

Flying Geese

Monkey Wrench

Drunkard’s Path

Sailboat

Bear’s Paw

Bow Tie

Tumbling Blocks or Boxes

Britches

Rose Wreath

Frederick Douglass

• A leading black abolitionist• Abolitionist – a person who wanted to ban all

slavery• Former slave• Published an antislavery newspaper called

North Star

Frederick Douglass

Harriet Tubman

• Escaped slave• Went back nearly 20 times to help others

escape• Called the “Moses” of her people

Harriet Tubman