Abolitionists

African Americans in the North

Most African Americans were free in the North

Some were still slaves though

Freed African Americans did not have the same rights as whites in the North

African Americans could not vote

African Americans in the South

Still majority of slaves in the South – condition of their lives depended upon their master

Some African Americans were free in the South

Freed African Americans lived mostly in the city, better job opportunities than in the North

Did not have equal rights

The Second Great Awakening

The Second Great Awakening was a revival of religion and morals

This led to the Abolitionist movement

Most members of the abolitionist movement were white, middle class, educated, religious people from New England (only a hand full of society)

William Lloyd GarrisonWrote an anti-slavery newspaper called The Liberator

Founded the American Anti-Slavery Society to organize the abolitionist movement in the US

Harriet Beecher StoweWrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin◦Novel about the horrors that slaves faced

◦Convinced many people that slavery was wrong

The book was banned in the South

John BrownRadical Abolitionist

◦Believed needed to take armed action to end slavery

Tried to have a slave revolt in Harpers Ferry, VA◦He led slaves to arsenal to steal

weapons to attack slave owners◦Failed and he was hung for his actions

Grimke SistersCame from a slave-holding family and wanted to see slavery come to an end

Organized speeches to convince people to stop slavery

Nat TurnerSlave himself and thought he was chosen to led an armed slave revolt

Gathered slaves at night to rebel against slave owners – killed 60 people

Caught and killed

Frederick DouglasTaught to read by slave owner at

young ageEducated other slavesEscaped slaveryWent on to write autobiographies,

give speeches and lectures, and advise presidents on civil rights for African Americans

Had to run away to Europe to remain free

Harriet TubmanEscaped slaveryLeader of

Underground Railroad◦Helped many

escape to freedom up North

Even served as a spy for the Union in Civil War

Sojourner TruthGained freedom after slavery was abolished in NY

Published a narrative of her life

Gave speeches

Make A ListLook back through your notes

and make a list of all the ways abolitionists tried to their message out (strategies they used)

Strategies Used in Abolitionist Movement

Published NewspapersConventionsBooksUnderground RailroadRebellionsSpeeches