do now: copy notes for abolitionists you didn’t get (add to 603) John Brown’s Raid (1859) Raid military weapons; arm slaves; rebellion hung Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad (1850s) URR freed thousands Tubman freed 100+? Harriet Beecher Stowe (1852) Uncle Tom’s Cabin Showed Northerners the real brutality of slavery
do now: copy notes for abolitionists you didn’t get (add to 603) Establishment of the Republican Party (1850s) No slavery west Lincoln wins prez William Lloyd Garrison and The American Anti-Slavery Society (1833-1870) The Liberator Called for immediate abolition
604: Slavery 12/20
William Lloyd Garrison and The American Anti-Slavery Society
The Free-Soil Party
John Brown’s Raid
Harriet Tubman and the Underground Railroad, and Harriet Beecher Stowe
Establishment of the Republican Party
Thoughts? “However benignly it might be painted, slavery still remained a cancer in the heart of American democracy, a moral outrage that mocked the nation’s claim to be a model of social and political enlightenment.”
Slavery America’s “peculiar institution” Race based Brutality
Plantation Slavery 50% of southern slaves owned by 5% of population 5% Controlled the wealth, politics, and social scene of south What does this tell us about most of the south?
Frederick Douglass Escaped slavery + was taught to read and write Wrote Narrative of the Life of a Slave Published The North Star
Drunk History Douglass
Comparing Douglass’ experiences Annotate for and identify similarities and differences in his experiences as both a Northern and a Southern slave How was he treated as a Northern slave? How was he treated as a Southern slave?
What were some distinct similarities and differences that you noticed about the abolitionists? What does this say about the abolitionist movement as a whole? What are your three take-aways from the discussion about Frederick Douglass’ experiences?