An Age of Reform

‘Moral Capital’

Colonization Societies

an organization that promoted the resettlement of free African Americans and emancipated slaves in Africa, most notably in the colony that became Liberia

David Walker

a free Black abolitionist who wrote the radical pamphlet "Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World" in 1829 which called for the immediate emancipation of slaves and advocated for a violent revolt against white supremacy, marking a shift toward more militant abolitionism

William Lloyd Garrison

prominent 19th-century American abolitionist, journalist, and social reformer known for his radical stance on the immediate end to slavery. He was the founder and editor of the influential anti-slavery newspaper The Liberator and a co-founder of the American Anti-Slavery Society

Emiliano Mundrucu

was a Brazilian soldier, abolitionist, and civil rights activist in the 19th-century United States. 

Frederick Douglass

escaped slave who became a leading abolitionist, orator, and writer in the 19th century. His significance lies in his powerful firsthand accounts of slavery, which he used to advocate for the abolition of slavery and racial equality through his speeches and publications, such as his autobiographies and the newspaper The North Star

Sarah Mapps Douglass

a prominent African American educator, abolitionist, and activist in 19th-century Philadelphia, significant for her leadership in interracial anti-slavery efforts and her work in challenging racial and gender discrimination. 

Seneca Falls Convention

the first women's rights convention in the United States, held in 1848 in Seneca Falls, New York, and is considered the start of the organized women's suffrage movement

Elizabeth Cady Stanton

a leading figure in the 19th-century women's rights and suffrage movements, known for organizing the Seneca Falls Convention in 1848 and writing the Declaration of Sentiments

Sojourner Truth

a former enslaved woman who became a prominent abolitionist and women's rights advocate, famous for her powerful speeches like the 1851 "Ain't I a Woman?" speech. Her life and activism highlight the intersections of race and gender in the fight for equality, and she supported the Union Army during the Civil War before lobbying for the rights of formerly enslaved people afterward