Abolition Movement
The Abolition Movement
One of the most important events that took place in the world was the Abolition Movement that started in the early 1800s. This event is the first to start with getting rid of slavery. This was the era where slavery was very powerful. At this point there were many different opinions about slavery but some thought they should abolish slavery. The Abolition Movement started until William Lloyd Garrison started his crusades. “In December 1833, the three most active antislavery organizations, the Philadelphia Quakers, the New England Garrisonians, and the New York Reformers, met with freed blacks to reform an organization called the America Anti-Slavery Society.” Abolitionists started to focus on church members and clergymen because that way they could talk to the white American people and make them realize and change their attitude towards slavery. Garrison wanted to free all slaves and get rid of slavery but not only that, he also wanted for blacks to receive the same political and economic rights as all whites received. Many Northerners accepted the fact of eliminating slavery but did not agree with giving them equal rights as the whites. In order for the abolitionist to reach their goal, they knew they had to get many northerners to join the cause. By the 19th century, the institution in the north was almost gone, but remained strong in the south because they depended on slave labor. As numbers of members grew in the north, it slowly disappeared in the south. “Southern state legislatures banned antislavery material.” “By the late 1830s, there were no known abolitionists in the south, and northern abolitionists were seen committing acts of violence against the south.” An abolitionist called John Brown wanted to purchase some land in Virginia, that way the escaping slaves could have a place to go and stay. In order to do this, he had to acquire some arms, so he with other men decided to attack a southern fort called Harpers
One of the most important events that took place in the world was the Abolition Movement that started in the early 1800s. This event is the first to start with getting rid of slavery. This was the era where slavery was very powerful. At this point there were many different opinions about slavery but some thought they should abolish slavery. The Abolition Movement started until William Lloyd Garrison started his crusades. “In December 1833, the three most active antislavery organizations, the Philadelphia Quakers, the New England Garrisonians, and the New York Reformers, met with freed blacks to reform an organization called the America Anti-Slavery Society.” Abolitionists started to focus on church members and clergymen because that way they could talk to the white American people and make them realize and change their attitude towards slavery. Garrison wanted to free all slaves and get rid of slavery but not only that, he also wanted for blacks to receive the same political and economic rights as all whites received. Many Northerners accepted the fact of eliminating slavery but did not agree with giving them equal rights as the whites. In order for the abolitionist to reach their goal, they knew they had to get many northerners to join the cause. By the 19th century, the institution in the north was almost gone, but remained strong in the south because they depended on slave labor. As numbers of members grew in the north, it slowly disappeared in the south. “Southern state legislatures banned antislavery material.” “By the late 1830s, there were no known abolitionists in the south, and northern abolitionists were seen committing acts of violence against the south.” An abolitionist called John Brown wanted to purchase some land in Virginia, that way the escaping slaves could have a place to go and stay. In order to do this, he had to acquire some arms, so he with other men decided to attack a southern fort called Harpers