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The Abolitionists Movement
1800s!!!!!
AM I NOT A PERSON?
What do you already know?
What “unalienable rights” of people were expressed in the Declaration of Independence?
Were enslaved African Americans able to enjoy the rights of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness?
What is an abolitionist?
What do abolitionists believe? Which abolitionists have you studied
in the past? How is the Underground Railroad
different from the steam locomotives we have been studying?
What were the main ideas expressed by the abolitionists?
The AbolitionistsMovement helped to
End slavery!
Most abolitionistsDemanded immediateFreeing of the slaves
Most abolitionists believed that slavery was wrong….why?
a) Morally Wrongb)Cruel and inhumanec) A violation of the
Principles of democracy
What was the Underground Railroad?
Series of safe houses and hiding places for runaways that led north as far as Canada where escaped slaves would be free from recapture
Used secret codes and disguises Ran through water so dogs could not
chase their sents
Three voices of the abolition movement
Harriet Tubman
WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON
Frederick Douglass
Led hundreds of enslaved African Americans to freedom along the Underground Railroad
Harriet was a slave. She escaped in 1849.
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman
From the reading what else do we know about her?
What was her nickname? How many trips did she lead on the
Underground Railroad? What part of Harriet Tubman’s
personal story impresses you the msot?
William Lloyd Garrison
The Liberator Took a stand for immediate and
complete abolition of slavery
William Lloyd Garrison
From the reading what else do we know about him?
What was the Liberator about? “I do not wish to think, or speak, or
write, with moderation…..AND I WILL BE HEARD.”
How did William Lloyd Garrison get people thinking about emancipating the slaves?
A fugitive slave Established a newspaper and gave
speeches against slavery
Frederick Douglass
Frederick Douglass
From the reading what else do we know about him?
What was The North Star? “Right is of no Sex-Truth is of non Color-God
is the Father of us all, and we are all brethren.”
Frederick Douglass also started a newspaper. Although both his and William Lloyd Garrison’s papers were working to free the slaves, how do you think they differed?
Which do you think would be a more powerful force of change, the words of a successful white male abolitionists or the words of a former enslaved African American abolitionists? Why?
