Identifying multiple perspectives on slavery

Three details of John C Calhouns view on slavery

1. Supporter of slavery

2. Southern “way of life”

3. States should defy anti-slavery laws

Actions John C Calhoun took to support viewpoint

1. attempted to rally all southern congressmen to defy anti slavery laws

Three details on Fredrick Douglas view of slavery

1. Leading abolitionist, former slave

2. Slavery is wicked & violates law of liberty

3. Urged Lincoln to allow former slaves to fight for the North

Actions Fredrick Douglas took to support viewpoint

Published North Star, wrote autobiography

Two details of William Lloyd Garrison view on slavery

1. Most famous abolitionist

2. Burned constitution and argued for Northern cession

Actions William Lloyd Garrison took to support viewpoint

Published the Liberator

Formed American anti-slavery society

Three details that support Hinton Helper’s viewpoint on slavery

1. White southern who opposed slavery

2. racist against blacks, argues segregation

3. slavery hurt whites

Actions Hilton Helper took to support viewpoint

1. Wrote Independent Crisis

2. wrote in a letter “Death to Slavery away with the negroes

Three Details on George Fitzhugh view of slavery

1. Southern aristocrat who supported slavery

2. slaves are inferior

3. Slaves were better off in america than Africa

Actions George Fitzhugh took to support viewpoint

wrote pamphlets like “slavery justified” & “The failure of society”