Antislavery Movements:
Abolition:
Slavery in America has been around since 1619. Between the 16th and 19th century there were approximately 12 million Africans transported to America. The slave system was not recognized as inhumane until the 18th century when thinkers of the Enlightenment criticized its "violation of the rights of man." ("Abolitionism") William Lloyd Garrison had his own newspaper, Liberator. He used his newspaper to spread anti slavery philosophy. Garrison attracted a large group of men and formed the New England anti slavery society. The goal of the antislavery movement was to end slave trade. One year later, after a convention in Philadelphia, they were known as the American antislavery society. (Alan Brinkley) In 1833, the American Anti-Slavery Society in Philadelphia started the abolitionist movement. Three groups were formed: African Americans, Quakers, and radical whites. (John Hartwell Moore.)
Free Soilers: The North had a society revolved around the “free Soil” and “free labor” belief. White northerners thought slavery was “dangerous not because of what it did to blacks but because of what it threatened to do to whites.” They thought that all Americans had the right to own their own “soil.” “The south rejected the values of individualism and progress.” (Alan Brinkley)
Frederick Douglass: Frederick Douglass was an "African American who was one of the most eminent human rights leaders of the 19th century." Douglass was a slave who fled to New York City by the age of 21. In 1841 Douglass shared his experiences and feelings under slavery at a convention. This led to Douglass forming a new career as an agent for the Massachusetts Anti Slavery Society. ("Frederick Douglass")
Colonization: “Colonization was a movement, gaining in popularity in the 1830s, to send slaves to Africa.” In the North, colonization was a moderate antislavery approach. However in the south colonization was viewed as an option. It was not forced, therefore it was not effective. (“Colonization”)
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Brinkley, Alan. The Unfinished Nation. N.p.: Chris Freitag, n.d. Print.
"Colonization." Yale, Slavery, and Abolition. N.p., n.d. Web. 3 Dec. 2015.
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The antislavery movements focused on democratic ideal of equality. Should the United States give freedom to slaves? The abolition movement was very effective. However the free soilers and colonization has little to no effect.