the movement to end slavery 13.4. abolition movement to end slavery on moral grounds some called for...
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The Movement to End The Movement to End SlaverySlavery
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AbolitionAbolitionMovement to end slavery on moral Movement to end slavery on moral groundsgrounds
Some called for immediate Some called for immediate emancipation emancipation (freedom), others for (freedom), others for gradual.gradual.
Abolitionists had different viewsAbolitionists had different views–Some supported freedom, but not equality Some supported freedom, but not equality
for Blacksfor Blacks
By 1833 & 1848, Both Britain & By 1833 & 1848, Both Britain & France had outlawed SlaveryFrance had outlawed Slavery
Colonization MovementColonization Movement
Short lived Short lived movement to send movement to send free-blacks to Africafree-blacks to Africa
Many blacks Many blacks rejected it, feeling rejected it, feeling that they should that they should have a share in have a share in America’s wealth.America’s wealth.
Northern AbolitionistsNorthern AbolitionistsAnti-Slavery speeches, Anti-Slavery speeches, newspapers, & literaturenewspapers, & literature
William Lloyd GarrisonWilliam Lloyd Garrison: : founder of the American founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society,Anti-Slavery Society,–Published the Published the LiberatorLiberator
–Allowed Women a major Allowed Women a major role = caused a splitrole = caused a split
Abby Kelley FosterAbby Kelley Foster
GrimkGrimké Sistersé Sisters2 White southern abolitionists who wrote 2 White southern abolitionists who wrote
famous essays against slaveryfamous essays against slavery
African American VoicesAfrican American VoicesMost powerful Most powerful Anti-Slavery Anti-Slavery activistsactivists
Many former Many former slaves wrote slaves wrote narratives & narratives & went on went on speaking tours.speaking tours.
Frederick DouglassFrederick DouglassMost famous Black Most famous Black AbolitionistAbolitionist
Wrote 4 Wrote 4 autobiographies, autobiographies, became world became world renownrenown
The North StarThe North Star
The Underground RailroadThe Underground Railroad
Network of individuals Network of individuals & safe-houses that & safe-houses that helped runaway slaves helped runaway slaves escape to free Canada.escape to free Canada.
Harriet TubmanHarriet Tubman :most :most famous “conductor,” famous “conductor,” helped up to 300 helped up to 300 slaves escapeslaves escape
Slavery had many SupportersSlavery had many SupportersSlaves were seen as property, not Slaves were seen as property, not peoplepeople
The Bible & ancient Greece/Rome has The Bible & ancient Greece/Rome has many examples of slaverymany examples of slavery
Many northerners supported it for Many northerners supported it for racist & economic reasonsracist & economic reasons
Mobs often attacked Mobs often attacked abolitionistsabolitionists
Southern writer Southern writer George Fitzhugh George Fitzhugh – slavery was slavery was
necessary for the necessary for the black raceblack race
– they lived better than they lived better than northern wage-northern wage-earnersearners