1. A movement ignites an explosive era

2.  Began as an evangelical Christian movement.  Garrison founded the newspaper: “ The Liberator” in 1831.  Demanded the immediate abolition of slavery without compensation to slaveholders.

3.  “I will not retreat a single inch—AND I WILL BE HEARD.” Garrison  Assailed the Constitution as “a covenant with death and an agreement with Hell.”

4.  Prong I: Appeal to religious Americans. “Bible Against Slavery” “American Slavery as it is. Testimony of 1000 witnesses”. Printing advancements?

5.  Prong II: help liberate African Americans from Slavery. The Underground Railroad. Frederick Douglass Harriet Tubman 1000 freed annually Fugitive Slave Law

6.  10% Abolitionist  20% sympathetic to Abolitionist cause  Segregated abolitionist meeting  Most not in favor?  Why?  Result?  Elijah Lovejoy and others.

8.  Prong III: appeal to state and national legislators. Petitions with 500,000 signatures were common. Aboltionist groups grew to 2000 from 200. Henry David Thoreau

9.  Andrew Jackson ordered the US Congress to prohibit Abolitionist mail in 1838.  Georgia's legislature sponsored a bill with a $5000.00 reward to anyone who would kindap Garrison!

10.  Congress agreed in 1844 not to talk about Slavery.  Why?  Until…1849  David Wilmot

11.  Life and times  Break with Garrison over “union with slaveholders”  Can’t abandon slaves.  Profile in Courage