Abolitionist Movement Before and During the Civil War

Who were the Abolitionists? Abolish means to do away with Abolitionists were people who wanted to do away with slavery

What did Abolitionists do? Wrote books against slavery Published newspapers telling about why slavery was wrong Gave speeches about why slavery was wrong Helped slaves escape Led rebellions against slavery

Harriet Tubman She escaped slave She became the most successful conductor of the Underground Railroad She was known as the “Moses” of her people She led more than 300 slaves to freedom

John Brown Moved to Kansas to help make it a free state He and his sons were involved in many revolts and violence which gave Kansas the name “Bleeding Kansas”

John Brown John Brown and his sons brutally murdered 5 slave owners in Kansas In 1859, John Brown and his followers seized a federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry, VA

This is a Famous Painting of John Brown at Harper’s Ferry

John Brown was hanged for the revolt at Harper’s Ferry

Frederick Douglass He taught himself to read and write while he was a slave He escaped slavery and became an eloquent speaker He published the antislavery newspaper, The North Star

Frederick Douglass He wrote an autobiography telling the conditions of slavery He encouraged President Lincoln to free (emancipate) the slaves

Harriet Beecher Stowe She wrote the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin which showed the cruelty of slavery Her book was a best seller and many Northerners became sympathetic to the slaves in the South

Uncle Tom’s Cabin 1852 Sold 300,000 copies in the first year 2 million in a decade

Sojourner Truth 1st African American woman to gain recognition as an anti-slavery speaker She drew large audiences and had a powerful speaking style Lincoln made her a counselor to Freedmen in Washington, DC

Sojourner Truth’s Famous Speech That man over there says that women need to be helped into carriages, and lifted over ditches, and to have the best place everywhere. Nobody ever helps me into carriages, or over mud-puddles, or gives me any best place! And ain't I a woman? Look at me! Look at my arm! I have ploughed and planted, and gathered into barns, and no man could head me! And ain't I a woman? I could work as much and eat as much as a man - when I could get it - and bear the lash as well! And ain't I a woman? I have borne thirteen children, and seen most all sold off to slavery, and when I cried out with my mother's grief, none but Jesus heard me! And ain't I a woman?

William Lloyd Garrison He was the publisher of an anti-slavery newspaper, The Liberator He along with others formed the American Anti-Slavery Society His newspaper was banned in the South and many Northerners also opposed his views and he was often harassed

What do Frederick Douglas and William Lloyd Garrison have in common? They both published newspapers speaking out against slavery William Lloyd Garrison – The Liberator Frederick Douglass – The North Star

Who wrote the book Uncle Tom’s Cabin? Harriet Beecher Stowe

Who was the white abolitionist who felt he was sent by God to Kansas to free the slaves? John Brown

What did Sojourner Truth and Frederick Douglas have in Common? They were both eloquent speakers!

Who escaped on the Underground Railroad and was known as “Moses”? Harriet Tubman