The Abolition movement

What does the word abolition mean?

• the action or an act of abolishing a system, practice, or institution.

• ​Abolitionists fought for the end of slavery

• ​They believed that slavery was immoral for different reasons including:

  • ​Religious reasons

  • ​Founding principles

  • ​Ethical reasons

• ​John Brown

• ​Frederick Douglass

• ​Harriet Beecher Stowe

• ​One of the MAIN abolitionists

• ​Believed he was "an instrument of god"

• ​Believed that violence was they way to end slavery

• ​Fought in Bleeding Kansas

• ​What do you notice about this picture?

• ​What stands out to you?

• ​What does the painting seem to focus on?

• ​Why did John Brown believe in Abolition?

• ​Escaped from slavery in Maryland

• National leader of the Abolition movement​

• ​Extremely skilled orator and writer

• ​Advocated for a peaceful Abolitionist movement

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"I would unite with anybody to do right and with

nobody to do wrong."

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• ​Why might Frederick Douglass' identity help the abolition movement?

• ​Why might his identity NOT help or hurt the abolition movement?

• ​Why did Frederick Douglass believe in Abolition?

• Raised in a prominent, wealthy, very religious family

• ​Famous author and debater

• ​Wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin

  • ​Showed what slavery was really like

  • ​Sold millions of copies in both the U.S. and Britain

  • ​Second best selling book in the 1800s behind the Bible

  • ​Popularized black stereotypes

• ​What stood out about Harriet Beecher-Stowe?

• ​Did Harriet's identity help the popularity of this book?​​

• ​Did this book have any negative consequences?​

• ​Why Did Harriet Beecher-Stowe believe in abolition?