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I actually have become more radical ever since the passive of the Fugitive Slave Law. The NYCoV that I formed aimed to help slaves escaping the North in court. After the law passed I became more involved within the committee and we helped numerous black people escape slavery.

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I do not support the colonization schemes to send the slaves back to Africa. In fact, I attacked the American Colonization Society which aimed to send blacks back to Africa.

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I don't particularly have that many thoughts on the colonization schemes. My main priority is the liberation of Black slaves. God has not discussed this matter with me. I think it would be best to fast and pray and await the Almighty's answer rather than give you an answer for which I have no confidence.

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"I would never be of any use to any one as a slave. Now finding I had arrived to man’s estate, and was a slave, and these revelations being made known to me, I began to direct my attention to this great object, to fulfil the purpose for which, by this time, I felt assured I was intended." I am steadfast in my belief that the almighty put me in this Earth not be a slave, but to be a leader of men. That is the reason I led men into the battle against our white massas.

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I, without a doubt, support my colleague, John Brown, in this fight against our white overlords. God told me that anyone, white or Black, that joins me in the fight against slavery is good in my eyes. I only wish John had been more successful at Harper's Ferry and killed more white slaveholders.

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I was born to an affluent slave-holder in Virginia. My mother was born in the motherland, and she instilled in me a hatred of slavery and an appreciation of my culture. I was also taught to read by massa's son, and became religious. Throughout my life I became closer and closer to God until he began to speak to me. When God began to speak to me, he told me how and why I should lead my rebellion.

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I belong to the violent abolitionist camp. I believe the best way to end the retched practice of slavery is to kill every white person involved in institution. I would like to see coordinated slave rebellions throughout the country in order to accomplish this. I would like to see slaves rise up against their massas and destroy the institution of slavery.

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The fugitive slave law NEEDS TO BE ABOLISHED! If a black man or woman gets out of slavery by escaping or by the verdict of the law, they should be allowed to retain their freedom! I have come to realize that the American Dream of freedom should be a dream for slaves as well!

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@John Brown should be hailed as a national hero! He is defending the constitutional rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. His raid on Harper’s Ferry should be a wake up call for the South that Slavery needs to go!

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Senator Butler “has chosen a mistress to whom he has made his vows, and who, though ugly to others, is always lovely to him; though polluted in the sight of the world, is chaste in his sight; I mean the harlot Slavery.” Don’t let him suck up to slavery, stand up for human rights!

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I was very close with Jon brown, he's been to my house for dinner, and I support his mission. Although I don't always agree with his militant tactics.

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I joined the American Anti slavery union in 1841as an agent. I traveled the U.S. gave speeches and raised awareness for our cause till the fugitive slave law stopped me from doing that. However I still continue to raise awareness for the abolitionist movement.

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I grew up a slave and it is a abhorrent practice that needs to be repealed. I understand the pain and that is why I fight to end it

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quote from me, pay attention abolitionist "If there is no struggle, there is no progress.Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it never will."

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Abolitionist means a lot to me it means the emancipation of slaves but also the rights for all humans. Did you know I was one of the only men at the Seanca Falls convention.

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The Fugitive Slave Law has definitely made me more radical.

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It is crucial that we end slavery NOW!!!! We need to encourage slaves and black people to get educated because once you are educated you can no longer be a slave. #educateyourself

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In my early life I was raised and taught by my father, Charles Pinckney Sumner, to oppose the cruelties of slavery. My father was a great sheriff and politician for Suffolk County, and he knew what needed to be done! I will follow in his footsteps and do what must be done!

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I, like my father, support William Lloyd Garrison in his movement to change the constitution! The constitution allows slavery to exist and was the basis on which the social constructs of racism was built. The best way to stop slavery is to cut off its head!

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I have been a political leader in the protest against the Kansas-Nebraska act, and an advocate for the Compromise of 1850. I helped prevent the spread of slavery across the new states being admitted into the Union. A critical part of bringing slavery to an end is by cutting off its viral spread through the States.

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I most certainly do NOT support colonization schemes to send black people back to Africa. I even formed the NYCoV that mainly attacked the American Colonization Society whose purpose was to send the slaves back to Africa.

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I have actively pursued rights for all of the downtrodden peoples. In addition to my fight for black peoples' rights, I fought for women's' rights. In 1858, I was of a minority that voted for women to have voting rights and hold public jobs.

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I was vehemently against the stupid Fugitive Slave Act when I was in Congress and even represented runaway slaves free of charge whilst I was a lawyer.

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Listen, John Brown and I have had our differences aka I am a firm believer in the underground railroad, and let's just say he prefers a more....vocal approach. But nonetheless, I have helped him with his efforts in the past and continue to stand by his ideals (tbt when I helped him out with his failed raid on Harpers Ferry) for freedom and equality!

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Me and my besties Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony want you to know that women's rights are African American women's rights too! Retweet if you want more women involved in abolitionism!
Grl pwr =-))

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"they can't do it; we're rooted here, and they can't pull us up." No one can take us away from our birthplace or tell us we are not welcome in a place where we belong! Stay strong and stand your ground!

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Once The Fugitive Slave Law passed in Maryland, I become a dedicated abolitionist. Before the law passed I wrote poems and worked in John Browns school. After I started lecturing and publishing my writing.

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"The sale began—young girls were there, Defenseless in their wretchedness,Whose stifled sobs of deep despair Revealed their anguish and distress."

I explain the horrors of the slave trade in my poem "The Slave Auction" showing the brutality and fear in young black women.

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I am a Garrisonian. I Lecture and educate all around describing the horrors of slavery

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I believed strongly both in equality for women and blacks. In 1866 I spoke at the National woman's rights convention talking against sexism, specifically for the Black women facing both racism and sexism.

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I was raised by my Aunt and Uncle after my parents passed away.  They were both outspoken abolitionists.

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I am a author, poet, lecturer, and abolitionist. In addition, I am the first black women to have published a short story, and am the co founder of The National Association of Colored Women's Club. I fought for Women's Suffrage, Temperance, gender equality, and education.

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I’ve played a huge role in the women's suffrage movement. I’ve said that women should be allowed to join + hold leadership positions in abolitionist organizations. I’ve published speeches & articles in my paper supporting women's suffrage my whole life. & that’s on equality 👥🤠

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I def don’t agree w/colonization schemes. All the black ppl here should be freed immediately + allowed to stay here in the u-s-of-a. 🇺🇸🇺🇸 let’s live together as one. As I once said, our countrymen are mankind. Let’s treat them like such. Ayo, civil rights checkkk 👀👀

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“The compact which exists between the North and the South is a covenant with death and an agreement with hell.” I firmly believe the North should secede. The South is just 1 big pile of sin. Sl*very? That’s clown behavior 🤡 The @Union is #cancelled. Let’s dissolve it rn.

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Growing up in poverty I had to take up jobs. I got internships at newspapers that advocated for reform movements like temperance from a moral perspective. Those influential yrs contributed to my abolitionist ideas + equipped me w/the skills needed to run my own newspaper. 🗣✊🏼

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I’m a Garrisonian abolitionist! We want immediate emancipation & we try to convince Americans of this with suasion but make it ~⚡️moral🪐💫~. We attack the gov + the churches for their involvement w/sl*very. Check my snapmap for secret location of next meeting 🌚 streaks only 😉

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Many ppl have called me a #journalistic-crusader bc I used my writing as a means to spread my anti-slavery beliefs. I spread these ideas through the abolitionist newspaper that I created, The Liberator. I also founded the American Anti-Slavery Society. #InstantInfluencer✨

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I spread the message of antislavery, and John Brown used violence to enforce the messages that I spread.  John Brown is "the man who has done more than any man yet for the honor of the American name."

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"The position of a married woman ... is, in many respects, precisely similar to that of the negro slave. She can make no contract and hold no property; whatever she inherits or earns becomes at that moment the property of her husband.... Though he acquired a fortune through her, or though she earned a fortune through her talents, he is the sole master of it, and she cannot draw a penny....[I]n the English common law a married woman is nothing at all. She passes out of legal existence." I will continue to work for the expansion of married women's rights.

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"It's a matter of taking the side of the weak against the strong, something the best people have always done."  I believe in taking the side that seems weaker now, the side of the abolitionist. The best people are the people that do this. Join me on the right side of history.

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At one of the meetings for NYCoV, I said that we need to "aid the people of color, legally, to obtain their rights". This is the best way, in my view, to tackle slavery.

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The part of my early life that led me to become an abolitionist was my liquor shop. I opened it in Manhattan and eventually became associated with a variety of abolitionists deep within NYC.

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I said the other day that "I wished that I were the owner of every southern slave, that I might cast off the shackles from their limbs, and witness the rapture which would excite them in the first dance of their freedom." So as you can see slavery=bad, I don't like it

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In my opinion, the best way to end slavery is mainly by political force, with a little bit of violence. I wrote many articles as my main way to help enslaved people but I also head the NYCoV which takes matters into its own hands.

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What's up twitterverse. My name is Nat Turner, and I led a slave rebellion in Virginia. I convinced my fellow slaves to join me in slaying any white person involved in slavery. I gave my fellow slaves hope and passion, and the possibility of escaping bondage. I was captured and executed by the State of Virginia.

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I have become more radical in response to the Fugitive Slave Law. I now think that emigration to another country might be the best way to get people out of slavery and making Black people free. There is no longer a possibility of gaining equality in America so Black people are better off moving elsewhere.

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While I don’t support sending people to Africa, I would contemplate moving people to other places closer to America. If Blacks did not get the rights they deserved, I would not hesitate to move people to places like Nicaragua and New Grenada. However, this is only a backup plan and I would rather have people stay in America.

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“As it is not reasonable to suppose, that all who read this volume—especially those whom it is intended most to benefit—understand geography; it is deemed advisable, to name some particular places, as locality of destination. We consequently, to begin with, select Nicaragua, in Central America, North, and New Grenada, the Northern part of South America, South of Nicaragua, as the most favorable points at present, in every particular, for us to emigrate to.”
Should the United States not give Black people equal right, I want to emigrate somewhere else like Nicaragua or Grenada where we will be viewed as equal.

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I grew up in Virginia to a slave family but moved to Pittsburgh because Virginia was a slave state. In Pittsburgh, I became active in abolitionist activities including leading a committee that relocated fugitive slaves and joined a militia to help defend Black people from white attacks.

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I was born into slavery in Dorchester County, Maryland. At just five years old I was rented out by my master to be a servant in different households. My master was extremely cruel and abused be terribly. But one day I witnessed him beating a man, I gathered all of my courage to fight back against this injustice. This was the spark that ignited my mission to bring enslaved people to freedom once and for all.

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I am open to ending slavery in any way possible. I am happy to go to war and I even was honored to be the highest ranking Black person in the military during the Civil War. However, I am open to moving to Africa if that is the only way to get black voices heard.

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I have helped free enslaved people in a variety of ways. The main way was by writing articles and story's in radical newspapers to spread awareness about slavery's horrors. In addition, I formed the New York Committee of Vigilante which helped free slaves and escape in the underground railroad - and much more.

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After moving to Pittsburgh, I joined organizations to help Black people in the area. I helped relocate fugitive slaves that needed homes and joined a militia to help protect Black people from white attacks.

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I attended and was influenced by the Lane Debates on Slavery that were won by abolitionists. The devastating loss of my 18 month old son allowed me to better emphasize with slaves.

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I believe that primarily through the Underground Railroad enslaved people will find freedom. However, I am partial to John Brown's idea;s and helped him raid the Harper's Ferry, Virginia Arsenal.

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I am a Garrisonian.  The way I emotionally portrayed the effects of slavery in my book Uncle Tom's Cabin,  morally persuaded many to join the side of the abolitionists.

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I was born with a club foot and my father was a drunk, that left us when I was a child. We were poor but my mother still managed to send me to Dartmouth. I later became a lawyer and after I represented a slave owner against a run away slave and her two children, winning the case for him, I realized that I just lost three human beings their freedom and became an abolitionist.

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I am a political abolitionist. I sought to end slavery through diplomatic means in Congress, while I served as a Whig and then later a member of the newly formed Republican Party.

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I am a former lawyer and current congressman. In my earlier years as a lawyer, I represented runaway slaves against their former owners, had two quakers acquitted for refusing to help catchers during a melee, and I even used my house as a station for the underground railroad. As a congressman, I actively sought an end to slavery and after the war continued to fight for their rights.

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I identify and belong with the group of people that want violent uprisings and attacks on slaveholders. We must fight for black people's freedom and take it by force. Everyone is equal and an attack on that is on attack on God. We must fight for God and against this sin of slavery. Persuasion and legal efforts are ineffective and will take too long. We must act now to end the enslavement of all black people, and the only way to accomplish this is to do it through violence. Rise up my brothers and sisters, take arms, and fight back against your oppressors!!! Stand by me and fight for your freedom!!!!

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After the Fugitive Slave Act was passed I knew I had to act quickly. I was never violent before or took up arms but I knew that the South would stop at nothing to keep their slaves. After this act was passed I decided to take forceful action. In response to it I created a militant group to prevent the capturing of runaway slaves called the League of Gileadites. I started to realize that violence and force would be the only way to end slavery after this act was passed and I intend to act on my word.

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I advocated for armed attempted to free slaves and I don't back away from this stance. No I do not wish to take any innocent life and under normal circumstances I don't condone violence, but this is what we have to do to free slaves. Black people will only be free if we fight with them to take that freedom forcibly. Moral persuasion won't work. Enslavers won't all of the sudden have an epiphany and give up their precious slaves. Legal efforts take too long, are too hard to achieve, or won't be enforced. Fighting is the only option and all abolitionists should support this!!!

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"I believe that to have done what I have done on behalf of God's despised poor was not wrong but right". I said this to show that even though sometimes I act out in violence and although my actions are controversial, I am only doing what's necessary to end slavery. Everything I do is justified, no matter how many people die because what I'm fighting for is right and is what God wants; for everyone to be equal.

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I was born into a very religious family and my father hates slavery. When I was traveling as a young boy, I witnessed an enslaved black person get beaten, scarring me for the rest of my life. Raised with abolitionist values and my traumatic experiences as a young boy shaped me into the passionate abolitionist that I am today.

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The abolitionist cause must support equality for women. We have survived the same atrocities as men. That proves we're tough and we deserve freedom.

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As a child, I was a slave on a farm in New York. I was isolated from other black people and treated poorly. I was able to escape with the help and guidance of Jesus. I think everyone should be free of slavery.

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I'm a political abolitionist because I think women should receive the same treatment and rights as men. We suffered the same and could handle the same as men.

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I support armed efforts to end slavery because we were brutalized. If force is the only way to end slavery, then so be it. The treatment of black slaves has been horrific and whatever is necessary to end it shall be done

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I was the conductor of the Underground Railroad for eight years, and I can say what most conductors can't say --I never ran my train off the track and I never lost a passenger.

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" I could work as much and eat as much as a man - when I could get it - and bear the lash as well! And ain't I a woman?" -------------
Women should be viewed the same as men because we work just as hard as men do. We bear the same weight and experience hours just like they do.

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I am the author of Uncle Tom's Cabin, a book that educated northerners about the horrors of slavery in the south, and sought to make southerners feel guilty and empathetic towards the people they were enslaving. I also housed fugitive slaves in my home.

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Haven't I suffered lashes just like men? I've plowed just like men. Don't we deserve to be acknowledged then?

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I've done so much to help end slavery. While no one is actually taking action I forcibly attempted to take back the freedom of black people all over America. I participated in the Underground Railroad and worked to protect escaped slaves from slave catchers. I even took in a black child and raised him as my own and moved my family to the Kansas Territory to try and sway the vote to make it a free state. When pro-slavers attacked my fellow abolitionists in the Kansas Territory, I organized a group of people to fight back against them. I then went out and got funding to tried and build an army to help black people rise up fight for their freedom. The only way everyone can be equal is if we take it forcibly!!!!!