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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