The Movement to End Slavery In the mid 1800s, debate over slavery increased as abolitionists organized to challenge slavery in the United States

Key Terms and Key People Key Terms Abolition American Anti-Slavery Society Underground Railroad Key People William Lloyd Garrison Angelina and Sarah Grimke Frederick Douglass Sojourner Truth Harriet Tubman

The many sides of Abolition Though the movement to end slavery had been around since the 1700s, the 1830s saw the abolition movement become more organized Religious Groups were the first to oppose slavery using the theory of God’s Equality and other Abolitionists tried to extend the Declaration of Independence to All people Some Abolitionists thought that African Americans should have the same rights as white men while others wanted to limit their political and social equality Some Americans wanted the freed slaves to be sent back to Africa to help colonize the continent like Liberia(a movement that quickly fell apart)

Start Spreading the News Abolition Movement was spread through poetry, Newspapers, Literature, And pamphlets William Lloyd Garrison published the Liberator and founded the American Anti-Slavery Society to push for emancipation This Society relied on help from freed African Americans but were divided on TOTAL emancipation or GRADUAL emancipation Angelina and Sarah Grimke, sisters from a slave owning family, moved north and Began to spread the abolition movement through books and Pamphlets

The Power of Speech Former Slaves like Frederick Douglass became active in the movement to end slavery Frederick Douglass, who taught himself to read and write, would spread his message through powerful speeches, a newspaper he published, and several autobiographies Sojourner Truth also spread the message of abolition through powerful first had accounts of her life in slavery Several other slaves would also spread the abolition movement through powerful speeches, writings, and even plays

Freedom Road Some abolitionists (both African American and white) began to risk their life helping slaves escapes using the underground railroad With no direction, leadership, or real structure the underground railroad helped 1000s of slaves escape to the north and Canada Slaves would travel at night, often disguised, to make it to the north while hiding and sleeping at “stations” during the day during the day to keep safe Harriet Tubman would become one of the most famous conductors of the railroad helping over 300 slaves find their freedom in the north

Not an easy path to freedom Some Northerners opposed abolition fearing the loss of jobs or lower wages with a new workforce, while some northerners turned to violence to stop abolition Congress passed a gag order to prevent anti-slavery petitions and ideas from being read in session because the south did not want to debate slavery and the north chose to ignore the issue The south, especially after Nat Turner’s Rebellion, began to avoid anti-slavery talk all together Racism, fear of economic destruction, and the loss of their slave lifestyle made southern emancipation almost impossible in the south

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