Sarah and Angelenia Grimke by 2021 Jake Tedsen https://padlet.com/jt2543/gsgfwkz4bu6u Abolitioning slavery en-us 2017-03-11 16:27:24 UTC 2017-03-16 20:37:46 UTC hello@padlet.com What was Sarah and Angelinas Experience? jt2543 https://padlet.com/jt2543/gsgfwkz4bu6u/wish/159443057 Sarah and Angela were you white women experiencing all the terrible things that happened in their time. They had many things against it and didn't like what was going on. They were one of the abolitionists that focused on women's just as much as slavery. They were strong speakers and did lots of talking at protests for woman and black rights. ]]> 2017-03-11 16:29:28 UTC https://padlet.com/jt2543/gsgfwkz4bu6u/wish/159443057 How did they contribute to slavery? jt2543 https://padlet.com/jt2543/gsgfwkz4bu6u/wish/159443100 The grimke sisters worked hard to abolish slavery and give women equality.  Together these South Carolina sisters made history, they talked to mixed crowds of men and women, publishing very powerful anti-slavery tracts, and taking charge as a women’s public role in the abolishment of slavery. They were the first women to testify before a state legislature for African American rights. They not only wanted to get rid of slavery but wanted to stop discriminating against blacks. The Grimke sisters were among the first abolitionists to recognize the importance of women’s rights and to speak and write about the cause of female equality.

]]> 2017-03-11 16:30:14 UTC https://padlet.com/jt2543/gsgfwkz4bu6u/wish/159443100 What did they do after slavery ended? jt2543 https://padlet.com/jt2543/gsgfwkz4bu6u/wish/159443119
Angelina Grimke’s career as an anti-slavery speaker ended a night in Philadelphia. But she to write, producing “American Slavery As It Is in 1839” a documentary account of the evils of the Southern labor system. Over the next few decades, the Grimke sisters would earn a modest living as teachers, often in schools that Weld established. All three kept abreast of political developments and attended anti-slavery meetings. When the Civil War came, Angelina strongly supported the Union effort. She had hoped for a peaceful means of freeing the enslaved but had come to accept the reality that force was needed. Sarah Grimke died at the age of 81 in December of 1873. Angelina, who had been paralyzed for several years because of strokes, died on October 26, 1879. The had lived to see the end of slavery and the rise of a women’s rights movement.


]]> 2017-03-11 16:30:45 UTC https://padlet.com/jt2543/gsgfwkz4bu6u/wish/159443119 Works Cited jt2543 https://padlet.com/jt2543/gsgfwkz4bu6u/wish/159444083 "Sarah Moore Grimké." Biography.com. A&E Networks Television, 08 June 2014. Web. 13 Mar. 2017.

"Grimke Sisters." National Parks Service. U.S. Department of the Interior, n.d. Web. 13 Mar. 2017.

 "Grimke Sisters Work Together to Abolish Slavery and Give Women Equality." Grimke Sisters Work Together to Abolish Slavery and Give... | Bartleby. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Mar. 2017.

]]> 2017-03-11 16:44:55 UTC https://padlet.com/jt2543/gsgfwkz4bu6u/wish/159444083 jt2543 https://padlet.com/jt2543/gsgfwkz4bu6u/wish/159829959 Sarah]]> 2017-03-13 21:02:53 UTC https://padlet.com/jt2543/gsgfwkz4bu6u/wish/159829959 jt2543 https://padlet.com/jt2543/gsgfwkz4bu6u/wish/159830277 Angela]]> 2017-03-13 21:04:33 UTC https://padlet.com/jt2543/gsgfwkz4bu6u/wish/159830277 jt2543 https://padlet.com/jt2543/gsgfwkz4bu6u/wish/160658456 2017-03-16 20:37:27 UTC https://padlet.com/jt2543/gsgfwkz4bu6u/wish/160658456