NEW REPUBLIC
Abolition Movement: 1688-1865
Unconstitutional
The people who wanted to abolish or end slavery were called Abolitionists (reformers). Abolitionists believed slavery was against God’s wished and the U.S. Constitution. Frederick Douglass, often referred to as the 'Father of Civil Rights', was a political mover of the time who's influence was greatly important in the abolition movement.
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Underground Railroad
Negroes were active in the abolitionist movement as organizers, agents, writers, and speakers. Harriet Tubman, often called the 'Moses' of her people, led over 300 slaves to Freedom as an Underground Railroad leader.
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Civil War Causes
Abolitionists attacked slavery in several ways and was a major cause of the Civil War.
Josiah Wedgwood (1730-1795) and either William Hackwood or Henry Webber; "Josiah Wedgewood...produced the emblem as a jasper-ware cameo at his pottery factory. Although the artist who designed and engraved the seal is unknown, the design for the cameo is attributed to William Hackwood or to Henry Webber, who were both modelers at the Wedgewood factory." (https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2h67.html PBS]), Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Push Back
Ways Slaves rebelled:
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Ran away
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Faked illnesses
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Broke tools
- Work slow down
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Killed Whites
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Ain’t I a women-speech
Sojourner Truth
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