1. The Abolition Movement

2. The Second Great Awakening
A religious revival that swept the nation
Protestant Preachers believed that America was becoming Immoral.
Birth a number of Social reforms, including abolition.
Christians Viewed slavery as a “Moral Dilemma”

3. Abolition: Emancipation: Gradualism: Colonization: Necessary Evil:
Background
Abolition:
End of Slavery
Emancipation:
Freeing of slaves
Gradualism:
gradually end slavery by starting in the North and slowly moving down South
Colonization:
Send slaves back to Africa
Necessary Evil:
Slavery was a economic boost
The south argued that the emergence of cotton as the most important cash crop in the country made slaves necessary.

4. White Abolitionist William Lloyd Garrison The Grimke Sisters
Editor of The Liberator wanted the immediate emancipation of slaves
The Grimke Sisters
Quakers against slavery who preached and lectured about the parallels of slaves and women

5. White Resistance Gag Rule
Most white Northerners disliked Southerners, but wanted to stay out of the slave controversy.
The Southern politicians enacted the GAG rule in order to prohibit debate and discussion in Congress on the subject of slavery.
The Northerners supported this law and it was renewed every year for eight years.

6. Nat Turner’s Rebellion
Nat Turner, a black slave and preacher, led the most famous slave revolt in United States history
In 1831, Turner and from 60 to 70 other slaves killed about 60 whites in Virginia. The victims included the family of Joseph Travis, Turner's owner
Whites retaliated
Feared an uprising from slaves
killed 200 blacks
Most were innocent with no connection to the uprising.

7. Black Abolitionist Frederick Douglass:
Born a slave (escaped), Douglass became a noted reformer, author, and orator. He devoted his life to the abolition of slavery and the fight for black rights.
Sojourner Truth: Born Isabella Baumfree
former slave who gave powerful speeches about abolition which held her audiences spellbound.
David Walker:
free black man who said that slavery was un-Christian and un-American, supported violence and rebellion to end slavery