9. +Abolition


 * ABOLITION**
 * What is it?**
 * Abolition**-The act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution (slavery)


 * Two sides**-anti slavery and pro slavery


 * Abolitionist**-A person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution especially capital punishment, or formally slavery. They want to get rid of it !

From 1830s until 1870, the abolitionist movement wants the -emancipation of all slaves -ending of racial segregation and discrimination

Both male and female abolitionists black and white abolitionists organized antislavery events such as the underground railroad

south were for slaver and wanted more slaves for economic advancement
 * North and South Divisions**

north were antislavery, stating it goes against morals and human rights as well as the Bible and what God really wanted most leaders came from here (New England area)

slave states had about 4 million slaves by 1860 -about 1/3 of the south's population

congress passes the law any person who tried to help a slave by giving shelter would be imprisoned and have to pay fine slaves who they found guilty-were fined and arrested anyone who found them got a reward to turn them in then they could sell them to another slave owner
 * Fugitive slave law-1850**

brought many abolitionists together basically trying to protect the escaped slaves form the law

Abraham Lincoln -January 1, 1863 did not mean that they were free everywhere but many parts of the south 13th amendment got rid of slavery completely in 1864
 * Emancipation Proclamation**

“And by virtue of the power, and for the purpose aforesaid, I do order and declare that all persons held as slaves within said designated States, and parts of States, are, and henceforward shall be free; and that the Executive government of the United States, including the military and naval authorities thereof, will recognize and maintain the freedom of said persons."

“And I hereby enjoin upon the people so declared to be free to abstain from all violence, unless in necessary self-defence; and I recommend to them that, in all cases when allowed, they labor faithfully for reasonable wages.”

most famous fugitive slave and black abolitionist
 * ABOLITIONISTS**
 * Frederick Douglass**

fled from parents and worked on plantation became the first runaway slave who spoke out against slavery

started his own newspaper-North Star spoke in public against slavery as time went on got people to go against slavery-used persuasion

also was a promoter of women's rights and overall social equality

allied with William Lloyd Garrison-at one point

white man -Boston spoke against colonization and tried to promote racial purity in the north created Abolitionist newspaper-Liberator paper was supported by three American Americans issue-demanded and end to slavery All American men, including the blacks, deserved life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness
 * William Lloyd Garrison**

because he did this he was brought to court said in court-thought that slavery was illegal because if violated natural rights and liberty basically says that in the Declaration people have rights-slavery goes against them because they are all American men he was brought to jail and taken off the streets for his own safety from the people

eventually -formed an organization the American Antislavery Society Garrison takes control and is a major leader moved on to other reforms like women rights and international peace eventually-teamed with Frederick and started his newspaper-North Star

1865-Garrison tries to pass the 13th amendment

most radical abolitionist

philanthropist social reformer
 * Harriet Beecher Stowe**

writer and wrote Famous book Uncle Tom's Cabin talks about slavery issue very controversial used personal experiences

published in an anti slavery newspaper

she lived near the underground railroad-first hand experience and used this in her writing

“Who so low, who so poor, who so despised as the American slave?” -The Life Of Harriet Beecher Stowe Pub. 1889 Chapter one