Abolitionists Station 6

Agitators for Change? O Abraham Lincoln- President during the Civil War. Opposed to the EXTENTION OF SLAVERY. Wanted to do whatever to keep the country together. O Uncle Tom’s Cabin- Real life look at the treatment of slaves angered many to demand and end. Written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. O The Liberator – a abolitionist newspaper demanding and end to slave immediately. Published by William Lloyd Garrison.

Call to End Slavery! O Underground Railroad- A secret route of homes of friendly northerners that led to freedom. Harriet Tubman primary leaders of slaves. O The North Star- Newpaper written by Fredrick Douglass, a free black man to demand a end to slavery. Named after the star they followed to freedom. O Sojourner Truth- Escaped slave woman who fought to end slavery but also called for women’s rights.

Station 6 William Lloyd Garrison- Northerner who wrote the newspaper The Liberator- felt slavery had to be ended thought any means necessary Harriet Tubman Slave women who lead the Underground Railroad- route to freedom. Fredrick Douglass Escaped slave, writer & speaker who published The North Star newspaper. Sojourner Truth Escaped Slave who became a voice for racial and woman’s equality. Famous speech “Ain’t I a Woman?” Harriet Beecher Stowe Wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin about treatment of slaves, agitated both North & South. Lincoln said caused of Civil war. Abolitionist Views

What may be asked on the Regents Questions….. O Which person's action was most closely associated with the abolitionist movement? O Why was the abolitionist cause successful in the North? O Why did some Northern workers fear the abolitionist movement? O Which of the following literary works supported the abolitionist movement before the Civil War? William Lloyd Garrison's publication of The Liberator The North did not use or need slave labor. Freed slaves might compete for the jobs held by the white workers. Harriet Beecher Stowe's Uncle Tom's Cabin