Abolition and the Underground Railroad
Slavery, Abolitionist Movement, Underground Railroad, and key leaders like Harriet Tubman and William Lloyd Garrison are highlighted in this informative content. The struggle for emancipation and the fight against injustice are portrayed vividly through the historical narrative.
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ABOLITION AND THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD Emily O Neill, Matt Cohen, Nick Desmond, & Zev Hollander
BACKGROUND INFORMATION Abolitionist Movement Abolitionist Movement Slavery had been in place in the South since the before the US was a country Owners often abused their slaves, such as Harriet Tubman. The practice of slavery went against the Declaration of Independence s all men are created equal. Early antislavery movements wanted to send slaves back to Africa but others wanted abolition the ending of slavery and freedom for slaves The Underground Railroad The Underground Railroad The Fugitive Slave Act stated that any accused fugitive slaves didn t get a trial by jury. They couldn t testify for themselves either. This is UNCONSTITUTIONAL!!! The North resisted by passing personal liberty laws stating that all runaway slaves could have a trial by jury. They also formed the Underground Railroad abolition- http://www.hartwick.edu/images/newsfull2010/undergroundrailroadlogobw.jpg
ACCOMPLISHMENTS Awareness was raised about the bad sides of slavery. Harriett Tubman led many slaves out of their lives as slaves up north to where they could be free. This proved that America can change a long time tradition. Gained more supporters on the side of abolishment.
IMPORTANT LEADERS William Lloyd Garrison William Lloyd Garrison White abolitionist Wrote The Liberator that demanded immediate emancipation of the slaves Three out of four of his supporters were African Americans Frederick Douglass Frederick Douglass Taught to read and write by the wife of his owner Held a skilled job Read The Liberator and was so inspired that he lectured huge audiences Harriet Tubman Harriet Tubman Conductor of the underground railroad When her owner died, she escaped to Philadelphia She made 19 trips back to the south and helped 300 slaves David Walker David Walker A freed slave, advised blacks to fight and not to wait Wrote Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World Believed that a man who would not fight should be left in slavery
CONNECTION In Jacksonian democracy people earned more rights to vote and have more power in politics. When the slaves realized that different people were getting more rights, they started to want those rights too. White men like William Lloyd Garrison saw his people getting more rights which lead to him wanting more rights for the slaves. One of the goals
The North Star will show the right answer! 1. This leader escaped urban slavery in Baltimore and overcame the odds against African Americans? A: William Lloyd Garrison B: David Walker C: Frederick Douglass 2. In the 1820s what did early antislavery societies want to do with slaves? A: Free them in the USA B: Send them back to Africa C: Put their owners on trial in the Supreme Court 3. This act inspired the North s personal liberty laws and the Underground Railroad? A: The Fugitive Slave Act B: The Slave Capture Act C: The Owners Assertion Act
WORK CITED Bordewich, Fergus M. "Abolition gone wrong: despite good intentions, some opponents of the Atlantic slave trade caused more harm." The American Scholar 83.1 (2014): 119+. Gale Biography In Context. Web. 12 Mar. 2014. Danzer, Gerald A. "Slavery and Abolition." The Americans. Evanston, Illinois: McDougal Littell, 2000. 229-34. Print
