Evaluate the role of religion in the reform movement Week 2 Day 4 [second]
Macro Concepts Status Reform The rank or grade of a person’s place in society The method of fixing, improving and correcting [change for the better]
Micro Concepts Perfectionism Sectionalism Slavery Abolition Emancipation A religious and social movement that sought gender equality and communalism Loyalty to certain section of a country [South, North, East, West] The deprivation of freedom The movement seeking the elimination of slavery Freedom given to slaves by law
Necessary Evil Most slave owners realized that slavery and oppression of other humans was wrong. Many slave owners formed relationships based on trust with their slaves. When confronted by abolitionists slave owners and supporters claimed slavery was a necessary evil to maintain their financial survival on farms.
Abolitionists People who believe in ending slavery were called abolitionists. They were mostly whites believe it or not. William Lloyd Garrison risked his life to speak out against slavery. He demanded immediate emancipation for slavery. The Grimké sisters from slavery came from a slave owning family in South Carolina and talked about its evils.
David Walker Walker was born in North Carolina in 1785 to a free mother and a enslaved father. He moved around different free slave enclaves [towns] and ended up joining the Massachusetts abolitionist movement He gave anti-slavery speeches and wrote an important booklet called the Appeal. The whole point of view was to convince his fellow blacks that they should “wake up,” join together and oppose slavery by non- violent means if possible.
Frederick Douglass Born a slave in Maryland he learned valuable trades such as carpentry and machinery. He witnessed horrifying treatment of slaves by masters including murder. He was able to escape to the North where he had previously been hired out. He was taught the fundamentals of reading by a master’s wife and then later on by white children that he paid money to. As a freeman he became a wealthy public speaker and advisor to presidents.
Charles G. Finney Finney was a Presbyterian preacher who was an important part of the Second Great Awakening His sermons [verbal religious speeches] were intentionally emotional in order to inspire his congregation. His goal was to inspire social change especially the abolishment of slavery. He also supported and participated in educational integration [the schooling of blacks and women together].
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