The American Civil War was between the United States and the Confederate States of America. The Confederate States of America consisted of eleven southern states that seceded from the union. The Civil War was caused by North and South differences in their culture and beliefs. The North was fighting to protect the union and end slavery. The North believed slavery was inhumane and cruel. The South was fighting for the expansion of slavery and defended their belief as “positive good”. The influence of abolition literature inspired many to turn against slavery and the election of 1860 angered the South.
Abolition Literature was significant in the fight against slavery. Abolitionists used novels, speeches, narratives and other forms of literature to spread …show more content…
One of the most famous slave narratives were written by Frederick Douglass. He was born as a slave and escaped to become an anti-slavery activist. He wrote his experiences as a slave in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. He wanted to inform the readers how inhumane slavery is and that it’s a “bad system” (Douglass, 1847, para. 2). He witnesses brutality based on skin color. In his narrative, he describes in great detail the pain and suffering slaves went through and how he fought for freedom. Few years after publishing his autobiography, Frederick Douglass went on speaking tours to bring national attention towards the issue of slavery. The second famous abolitionist literature is Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Her novel is known as the most influential in American history and had a tremendous impact. Harriet Beecher Stowe was a white woman, born in an abolitionist household. On her visits to Kentucky, she would eyewitness shackled African Americans being herded South. She wrote the novel to expose the sin of slavery. Due to her work, many joined the anti-slavery cause.
Abolition Literature was significant in the fight against slavery. Abolitionists used novels, speeches, narratives and other forms of literature to spread …show more content…
One of the most famous slave narratives were written by Frederick Douglass. He was born as a slave and escaped to become an anti-slavery activist. He wrote his experiences as a slave in Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave. He wanted to inform the readers how inhumane slavery is and that it’s a “bad system” (Douglass, 1847, para. 2). He witnesses brutality based on skin color. In his narrative, he describes in great detail the pain and suffering slaves went through and how he fought for freedom. Few years after publishing his autobiography, Frederick Douglass went on speaking tours to bring national attention towards the issue of slavery. The second famous abolitionist literature is Uncle Tom’s Cabin, a novel written by Harriet Beecher Stowe. Her novel is known as the most influential in American history and had a tremendous impact. Harriet Beecher Stowe was a white woman, born in an abolitionist household. On her visits to Kentucky, she would eyewitness shackled African Americans being herded South. She wrote the novel to expose the sin of slavery. Due to her work, many joined the anti-slavery cause.