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27 Οκτ 2009 · The abolitionist movement began as a more organized, radical and immediate effort to end slavery than earlier campaigns. It officially emerged around 1830. Historians believe ideas set forth...
As the nation expanded in the 1830s and 1840s, the writings of abolitionists—a small but vocal group of northerners committed to ending slavery—reached a larger national audience. White southerners responded by putting forth arguments in defense of slavery, their way of life, and their honor.
8 Οκτ 2024 · Abolitionists argued that slavery was a social and moral evil that harmed not only the slaves but their owners and society as a whole. Slaves were brutalized and lived in fear and forced...
Learn about the abolitionist movement, from its roots in the colonial era to the major figures who fought to end slavery, up through the Civil War. In his 1937 mural, John Stewart Curry painted abolitionist John Brown in full cry.
Pro-slavery arguments emerged as a response to growing abolitionist sentiments in the North during the early 19th century, attempting to justify the continuation of slavery. Many proponents of slavery argued that it was essential for the economic prosperity of the South, emphasizing how cotton production relied heavily on enslaved labor.
Black and white abolitionists in the 1st half of the 19th century waged a biracial assault against slavery. Their efforts heightened the rift that had threatened to destroy the unity of the nation even as early as the Constitutional Convention.
This essay highlights the literary and artistic movements pioneered by Black abolitionists from 1780 until the Civil War’s end in 1865. Until the 1960s and 1970s, much scholarly work on abolition retold this history from the perspective of those not directly affected by slavery’s ills.
