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1820-1859 Protestantism was revived in North America Equality among all – Activists Frederick Douglass advocated equality for women and slaves The Second Great Awakening
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Jennifer Quaglia Ali Johnson
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Full name: Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey Born February 1818 in Maryland Mother: Harriet Bailey Education – Taught himself to read Worked as a slave in Maryland, became a field hand, and then worked as a ship builder. Biography
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Biography, continued Two escape attempts: First was a failure, the second a success Anne Murray, Helen Pitts Had three sons and one daughter Death in 1895
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Abolitionist Movement Early 1830s Anti-American Society founded in 1833 Inspired by religious principles and republican ideology Religious Abolitionists Political Abolitionists Radical and Militant Abolitionists
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Abolitionist Contributions Autobiography Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself Did not assume the Constitution was a pro- slavery document Did not advocate the dissolution of the Union
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Abolitionist Contributions Conferred with Abraham Lincoln Recruited Northern blacks for Union Army Underground Railroad Lectured against Slavery in England
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Changed the way in which the Civil War was viewed Publicized the abolitionist movement Effect of his Contributions in the Abolitionist Movement
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One of the only men who represented women’s rights Set precedent for other abolitionists Effect of his Contributions to the Feminist Movement
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