abolitionists

harriet tubman

pursuit of freedom and liberation

harriet Beecher stowe

depiction of life for African American slaves in the mid-19th century that energized antislavery forces in the North and provoked widespread anger in the South

david walker

Christianity, natural rights, and America's Founding creed

frederick douglass

universal human rights

william Lloyd garrison

rejected the inherent validity of the American government on the basis that its engagement in war, imperialism, and slavery made it corrupt and tyrannical

john brown

Christian ethics, including the Golden Rule, and the Declaration of Independence, which states that "all men are created equal"; violence

john brown

Led a raid on the Federal Arsenal in Virginia

Pottawatomie Massacre

Evangelical Christian; believed he was a tool of god to abolish slavery by any means necessary

Established the league of Gileadites

Leader of the antislavery guerrillas, a group that fought against slavery. He helped defend the town of Lawrence when they were being attacked by pro-slavery people.

william Lloyd garrison

The Liberator: newspaper, where he expressed opinions on slavery

American and New England slavery society (a founder)

Emancipation without compensation

Women belong in the Anti-Slavery Society and should have an equal voice in society

Believed the country was founded on pro-slavery ideologies; he thought the Constitution directly supported slavery, not a patriot

frederick douglass

Made influential speeches and wrote books to fight slavery

He was an escaped slave

He was an influential abolitionist and was friends with William Lloyd Garrison

sought to unify the country post-Civil War

was a deeply religious man throughout his life (Christian)

david walker

Wrote An Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World

Used his clothing store in Boston to spread the word about his pamphlet

Writer and agent of NYC’s 1st African American newspaper Freedom’s Journal

Helped aid fugitive slaves by providing them with shelter

Challenged 19th-century racism

harriet Beecher stowe

Writing Uncle Tom’s Cabin

Influenced the Civil War

Was a best-selling author

Shifted public opinion of slavery; northerners see what slavery actually is

Wrote a Key to Uncle Tom’s Cabin

harriet tubman

Conducting the underground railroad, freeing over 100,000 slaves in total

Considered a war hero (Union Army, led the Combahee River Raid freeing hundreds of enslaved people)

An escaped slave who achieved her own freedom

Advocate for women’s rights

Surviving near death, being disabled her whole life (narcolepsy)

harriet tubman

I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger

harriet Beecher stowe

When you get into a tight place, and everything goes against you till it seems as if you couldn't hold on a minute longer, never give up then, for that's just the place and time that the tide'll turn.

david walker

Let no man of us budge one step, and let slave-holders come to beat us from our country. America is more our country, than it is the whites-we have enriched it with our blood and tears.

frederick douglass

If there is no struggle, there is no progress.

william Lloyd garrison

I do not wish to think, or speak, or write, with moderation. . . . I am in earnest -- I will not equivocate -- I will not excuse -- I will not retreat a single inch -- AND I WILL BE HEARD

john brown

Now, if it is deemed necessary that I should forfeit my life for the furtherance of the ends of justice, and mingle my blood with the blood of millions in this slave country whose rights are disregarded by wicked, cruel, and unjust enactments, I say 'let it be done. '"