1. Abolitionist: person who wants the immediate end of slavery.
William Lloyd Garrison
Frederick Douglass
The Grimke Sisters
How did they make slavery a major political issue?

2. Garrison and Douglass

3. Abolitionist: William Lloyd Garrison
Gave speeches & published written materials
Said slavery was sinful
Blacks and whites supported him
Helped found the American Anti-Slavery Society – goal was to end slavery
1831: first issue of The Liberator was published
Anti-slavery newspaper in Boston
Demanded that all slaves be freed immediately

4. Abolitionist: Frederick Douglass
Former slave
Traveled around the nation giving speeches about ending slavery
Autobiography sold many copies and described slavery
Joined the AASS as a lecturer on slavery
Published The North Star – an anti-slavery newsletter
Served as an adviser to President Abraham Lincoln during the Civil War
Fought for the adoption of constitutional amendments that guaranteed voting rights and other civil liberties for blacks

5. Abolitionists: The Grimke Sisters
Grew up on a plantation with slaves
Attended meetings, raised money, signed petitions
Angelina and Sarah Grimke were some of the few, brave women who spoke publicly
Constantly shunned and scolded by the church and prominent citizens
Also very involved in the Women’s Movement.

6. HOW DID THESE ABOLITIONISTS PUSH SLAVERY TO THE FOREFRONT OF POLITICAL ISSUES AT THE TIME?