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