Abolitionist Meetings: Case Study

Karolina asked Johannes the next day if he would accompany her to an abolitionist meeting taking place that evening. He readily agreed and as he enjoyed spending time with her in addition to his interest in the abolitionist cause. Anna and Frederick were not as interested in attending any of those types of meetings. Frederick told them his legal clients had large property holdings in the South and some of the banks his law firm did business with had made large loans to many Southern plantations with slave assets pledged as collateral for the loans. He was concerned any effort at changing the slave economy too quickly would cause some of his largest clients to declare bankruptcy and put his law firm out of business. He urged caution to Karolina and Johannes when they went to the meeting. Karolina was beginning to feel more and more alive as she continued to attend abolitionist meetings with Johannes. While almost every evening Anna and Frederick were being invited to New York City Society parties in the most prestigious member’s homes. …show more content…
She found herself flirting like a young woman again when she was asked to dance by the men in attendance. These parties usually lasted well into the evening and she would arrive back home to Anna and Frederick’s home late. Johannes would watch her when he could as she would flirt with the young men while he usually played cards with the older men at the party. He would always intervene if a man became too close with Karolina and would rescue her when she had too much to drink. Karolina knew the round of parties and the alcohol would not bring back her son but she they helped dull the pain while she went back to her small bedroom every