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The Anti-Slavery Movement in The
United States
By: Abigail Gray & Victoria Kennedy
Goal: wanted slavery to be abolished and
wanted to end racial discrimination and segregation
Some people wanted immediate emancipation for slaves while others wanted gradual emancipation
Radical abolitionism was partly fueled by the religious fervor of the Second Great Awakening
The Abolitionist Movement
Founded by William Lloyd Garrison in 1833 Promoted immediate abolition of slavery in the
United States; sponsored meetings, adopted resolutions, petitioned, published journals, printed and distributed propaganda, and sent lecturers to carry anti-slavery messages
By 1840, it had 2,000 societies in the USA and membership ranging from 150,000-200,000 (many religious members and people of philanthropic backgrounds)
Ended in 1870
The American Anti-Slavery Society
1840-1841 Created by abolitionists who believed in
political action to further the anti-slavery movement
Henry Clay helped with this party Hoped to stop westward expansion of slavery
in the United States
The Liberty Party
Secret network of routes and safe houses used
by runaway African American slaves to reach the free states/Canada
Abolitionists/allies aided the runaways by providing them with food, shelter, and clothes on their journey
Over the years, the Underground Railroad successfully moved hundreds of slaves northwards (estimated 100,000 slaves between 1810-1850)
The Underground Railroad
“Depots” or “Stations”- places to rest/eat “Stationmasters”- in charge of running the
stations “Stockholders”- people who contributed
money or goods to the runaways “Conductors”- people responsible for moving
fugitives from one station to the next; would often pose as slaves on plantations and lead the escapees out at night
‘Railroad’ Terms
John Fairfield: son of slave holders who was a
conductor on the railroad and made many daring rescues on the railroad
Levi Coffin: A Quaker who assisted more than 3,000 slaves to freedom; “Grand Central Station of The Underground Railroad”; “President of the Underground Railroad”
Harriet Tubman: escaped slave who made 19 trips to the South and escorted over 300 slaves to the North
Important People In The Underground Railroad
Levi Coffin
John Fairfield
Harriet Tubman
Son of a slave and a free mother Born in Wilmington, North Carolina around
1796-1797 Wrote his Appeal which encouraged slaves to
rebel against their masters 3,000$ bounty on him dead and 10,000$ for
him to be brought to the South alive
David Walker
Known for being a well-educated, skilled
orator, & clergyman Believed that abolition was up to the whites
completely Urged blacks to take ahold of their destinies
and fight for their freedom Founded the African Civilization Society
Henry Highland Garnet
Writer, journalist, and politician Helped promote the ratification of the 13th,
14th, and 15th amendment Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass
(1845)- helped raise awareness of the dehumanizing effects of slavery in the South
“My Bondage and My Freedom” (1855)
Fredrick Douglass
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