The reform movement took place in the United States in 1845 to the late 1800’s. During the reform movement they tried to make people more aware of the issues that were going on during that time some used actions to get people to notice the issues others used words to get their point across. Politically speaking words were more effective because Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote a novel entitled Uncle Tom’s Cabin which showed the struggle slaves had dealt with and it stirred up arguments between the north and south even more and even had President Lincoln talking to Stowe about her book and what it caused. Socially Fredrick Douglas he came out and addressed the situations through his speeches and writings especially being an escaped slave he had captured
