Abolition
Second Great Awakening Christian renewal movement that spread across the United States in the early 1800s.
Second Great Awakening Women & African Americans drawn to movement WHY? POWER
Second Great Awakening People would better themselves and better society –Led to Reform Movements
Power to change things Second Great Awakening
Abolition Abolition—an immediate end to slavery Emancipation—freedom from slavery
William Lloyd Garrison "I do not wish to think, or speak, or write, with moderation.... I am in earnest -- I will not equivocate -- I will not excuse -- I will not retreat a single inch -- AND I WILL BE HEARD."
William Lloyd Garrison published antislavery newspaper—The Liberator founded American Anti-Slavery Society— group that wanted immediate emancipation & racial equality for African Americans 1837 broadside published by the American Anti-Slavery Society
“Go search where you will, roam through all the monarchies and despotisms of the Old World, travel through South America, search out every abuse and when you have found the last, lay your facts by the side of the everyday practices of this nation, and you will say with me that, for revolting barbarity and shameless hypocrisy, America reigns without a rival.” Frederick Douglass
Published newspaper- The North Star Ex slave from Maryland Wrote auto- biography Gave speeches
Sojourner Truth Ex-slave from New York Deeply religious Preacher “Where did your Christ come from? From God and a woman! Man had nothing to do with Him.” “Religion without humanity is poor human stuff.” Powerful speaker
Opposition to Abolition Many whites did not believe in equal treatment Fear freed slaves would take jobs from white workers Slavery was vital to Southern economy Slavery “protected” African Americans