My Abolitionist Museum +

What is an Abolitionist? An abolitionist is a person who wants to abolish or end slavery. The roles and accomplishments of the leaders of the Abolitionist Movement led to the abolition (end) of slavery.

William Lloyd Garrison William Lloyd Garrison was the publisher of the abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator. He used the newspaper to tell everyone slavery was wrong and it should be ended immediately! The newspaper was banned in the south. He and others formed the American Anti-Slavery Society. The society published books and papers that supported the emancipation of ALL slaves. Many Northerners opposed his views.

Sojourner Truth Sojourner Truth was the first African American woman anti-slavery speaker. She was born as a slave in New York, and was freed through gradual emancipation. She had a powerful speaking style, and drew in large audiences when she lectured about slavery and women’s rights. President Lincoln (pictured to the left) appointed her as a counselor to the freedmen during the Civil War.

Frederick Douglas Frederick Douglas taught himself to read and write as a slave. He escaped slavery and became an persuasive spokesmen for the Abolitionist Movement. Mr. Douglas Published an anti-slavery newspaper, The North Star. He also wrote an autobiography telling the conditions of slavery. During the Civil War he recruited African Americans to join the Union Army.

Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman was an escaped slave who became a successful ‘conductor’ of the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad was a Chain of houses where escaped slaves could ask for help, find shelter for the night, or catch a ride to the next stop. The chain of houses ran from the South all the way to Canada where slaves could start a new life. Harriet was Known as ‘Moses’ of her people. She led more than 300 slaves out of the South to freedom!

Harriet Beecher Stowe Harriet Beecher Stowe was the author of the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin. The book revealed the cruelty of slavery to many Northerners. The Book also became a best seller. During the Civil War, she often disagreed with Abraham Lincoln on preserving (keeping together) the nation and delaying freeing the slaves.

John Brown John Brown migrated to Kansas after it became a slave state. He and his sons participated in the violence that gave the territory the name “Bleeding Kansas”. Brown led a raid on the US arsenal at Harper’s Ferry in Virginia to capture guns; leading to a slave revolt. After an unsuccessful raid, he an his followers were captured. He was put on trial, found guilty of treason, and hanged. John Brown was named as a martyr (suffer for a cause) by abolitionists.

Groups Use the information from the slides, your book, and the quick fact sheet I give you to create a circle map about your Abolitionist. This will be your “pre-writing” to the Facebook profile page you will create for your abolitionist. Do not use PAST tense, pretend as if this person was alive today and had their own Facebook page.