American abolitionists

century who aided in the escape of enslaved African Americans from the south safely make their way to the northern states or Canada. It consisted of predominantly free slaves, abolitionists, and many whites. Slaves were smuggled into the northern states either through false “free papers” to board a boat or train or by being shipped in freights. The Underground Railroad was not underground or an actual railroad, it received its name due to abolitionists using railway terms to describe how it…

pentecostal preachings she was introduced to abolitionists and women right’s groups. As an orator she spoke out about her experience as an African American, as a women, and as a slave. Truth became popular after Harriet Beecher Stowe published an article in the Atlantic Monthly, in which she called Truth a “Libyan Sibyl.” Women’s Suffrage When her son Peter was illegally sold into slavery in Alabama, she filed charges and became the first African American woman to win a lawsuit. Truth worked…

become an influential abolitionist, a celebrated author, and a vice-presidential candidate. The text I will be using for my my rhetorical analysis will be “The Hypocrisy of American Slavery.” This speech was delivered to the citizens of Rochester, New York at the height of slavery in 1852 as part of their Fourth of July celebrations. Douglass’ speech is very significant to American history because Douglass had the opportunity of pointing out the hypocrisy of every American citizen celebrating…

a process that involves action of the Congress, the president and the slave. Fredrick Douglass was born as a slave and was earlier a great reformer. He wrote and spoke with passion for the abolition of slavery and for equal rights of the African-American people. He greatly supported the rights of women although he still accused Lincoln for favoring the Negroes (Oakes, 2007). Lincoln on the other side was originally a great supporter of abolition and seemed to favor equal…

learned about Prudence Crandall, a white abolitionist who opened a school for African American girls in Canterbury, Connecticut. She originally ran a private school for girls, but faced major opposition when she admitted an African-American girl to her school. The white students’ parents despised this idea, and they insisted that the girl should be expelled. Instead of bending to their will, Crandall decided to open a school exclusively for African-American girls (Prudence Crandall article,…

Castration of the Blue-Collar Worker Henry Ward Beecher, a prominent abolitionist and clergyman, once said that “The real democratic American idea is, not that every man shall be on a level with every other man, but that every man shall have liberty to be what God made him, without hindrance.” Beecher addresses how the American ideal has been skewed and the American people misguided into believing that we all should be on equal footing, believing that no social hierarchy should exist. Instead,…

Representatives. He was impeached because he didn’t respect the Tenure of Office Act. Susan B. Anthony was an abolitionist and women’s rights advocate. She was also the other founder of the National Women Suffrage Association in 1869. The ways she fought for Women’s Rights were by making petitions that people signed, saying speeches, and creating organizations. Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an abolitionist for the Women’s Rights and led the Women’s Suffragist. She fought for women’s rights to…

“If you must die, die like a man” (134). John Brown’s attack on Harper’s ferry affected American culture more than anyone expected. Tension was building between the North and South. Slavery was very prominent and was one of the main things dividing the country into two provinces. John brown was executed by hanging for his murderous attack. Many thought he was crazy to commit cold-bolded murder. His upbringing made him into the man he is. He was a man with a goal and a purpose. That purpose was…

John Brown was a 19th militant abolitionist known for his raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859. Born on May 9th, 1800 in Torrington, Connecticut. He worked with the Underground Railroad and the League of Gileadites. He was brought up thinking and knowing Slavery was a sin to god. He believed that violence was the case to end slavery. Eventually, that led to an unsuccessful raid on the Harpers Ferry federal armory. One of John Brown’s 12 kids passed away in the raid. John Brown went to trial was found…

He viewed it as a chance for African Americans to fight for their freedom. The Civil War could now be a chance to end slavery and it was. More than 180,000 men took a part in the war once President Lincoln stated “..slaves shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free.” During the civil war…