Ch. 17 The South And The Slavery Controversy 1793-1860

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"Peculiar Institution"

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Another saying for slavery.

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American Colonization Society

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Founded in 1817 this group started with the goal of transporting slaves "back to their homeland of Africa". In 1822 they established the Republic of Liberia and over the next 4 decades over 15,000 freed blacks were transported there.

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American Antislavery Society

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Founded in 1833 by abolitionists rallying around William Lloyd Garrison's standards. Prominent in the group was Wendell Phillips, didn't eat sugar cane and didn't wear cotton. Davild Walker, a man who never ate sugar cane or wore cotton, Sojourner Truth, Martin Delany all part of this society.

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Abolitionism

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The movement to end slavery.

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William Lloyd Garrison: The Liberator

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This man was born 1805, he had a drunken father and was a "child of the Second Great Awakening". On New Year's Day, 1831, he published the first issue of his antislavery newspaper. Posting his paper weekly he proclaimed that under no circumstances would he tolerate slavery.

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Liberty Party

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This party was backed by the abolitionists in 1840. It was a supporter of the abolitionist movement and led to the Free Soil Party and the Republican Party.

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Frederick Douglass: North Star

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This man escaped to become a free man in 1838, he was a very popular speaker against slavery. He taught himself how to read and write. In1838, inspired by Garrison's "Liberator" paper this man made his own antislavery paper that merged with "The Liberator" in 1851.

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Harriet Tubman

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This woman was born into slavery in 1822 and escaped to the north later. She helped bring hundreds of slaves to the north for freedom via the Underground Railroad and was a spy for the Union during the Civil War.

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David Ruggles

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This man escaped from slavery and fought against it his whole life, he worked on the Underground Railroad, he was a part of the Committee of Vigilance, and was a printer/article writer supporting abolitionism.

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Sojourner Truth

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Freed black woman who fought tirelessly for black emancipation and women's rights. Gave the speech "Aint I a Woman" fighting against gender discrimination.

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William Still

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This black abolitionist is known as the "Father of the Underground Railroad" as well as for his work on the Pennsylvania anti slavery society.

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David Walker

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Author of "Appeal to the Colored Citizens of the World" (1829). Advocated for a bloody ending to white supremecy, member of The American Anti Slavery Society.

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Henry Highland Garnet

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This man was born a slave but later became a well educated orator and clergy man as well as a key leader to the abolitionist cause.

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Sylvester Graham

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A key figure in the temperance movement this man believed that one should eat helthier and decrease their sex drive. in 1829 he invented Graham bread and the Graham cracker, claiming that it would reduce sex drive, it doesn't, but it still tastes good

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Amelia Bloomer

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This Woman was an advocate for the women's rights movement and the temperance. She created "The Lily" a temperance newspaper, she is probably best known for creating the "bloomer" style for women, wearing a loose top, skirt that stopped at the knees, and pants.

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Denmark Vesey; Nat Turner

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These two men led uprisings in the slave state of Virginia, killing many whites. While they thought that they were helping the abolition cause they just tightened the white's grip on the slaves in the South.

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Free African Americans

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By 1860 about 250,000 of these people in the South. many of these people were half white half black. Known as a "third race." also about 250,000 of these people located in the north as well.