The Different Viewpoints on Slavery by Yatzel Gurrola Recendez

326098_2 — 2024-01-17 16:47:18 UTC

In what ways do you think abolitionists contradicted on the scheme and goals of their own movement?

Fredrick Douglass

326098_2 — 2024-01-18 18:01:47 UTC

Fredrick Douglass was an important figure in history who changed the lives of many enslaved people. As a slave himself, he was only 16 years old when he was held against his own will. Part of the reason he was admired by many was because he fought against his owner for freedom. He was beaten and tortured for months by his possessor who wouldn't leave him alone. As a few days passed, Douglass was demanded to work in the stables to feed the horses. While he was doing his job, Mr.Covey (his owner) came in to give him another beating, or so he thought he was, but Douglass didn’t stand a chance with him anymore. So as a result, he decided to grab Covey by the neck and fought vigorously for his rights. After that situation, Douglass was never bothered again. One of his many famous and inspirational quotes is, “If there’s no struggle, there’s no progress.”

Josiah Henson

325502_4 — 2024-01-18 18:32:08 UTC

Josiah was a slave who kept his promises. Henson was born and raised in Charles County, Maryland and soon later moved to Kentucky. One day he promised he'd complete his missions for his master. So, the master gave him small amounts of money and food to survive on for a while and with that money, he bought a one-horse wagon and headed on his journey to West Virginia. He sold the horse, bought a boat with the money he got from selling the horse, and continued his mission heading down the Ohio River in Cincinnati, Ohio. Josiah had to resist the urge to join the colored people gathering around who argued to get them to leave their masters and run away to be free. Josiah always wanted to be free from being a slave, and the idea of running away was not an option. He could go forward with nor considered it. But Josiah knew he wouldn’t break his promise even if he was tempted to. Every cent he had and was able to call his own was kept for a very good purpose. Henson rescued 118 enslaved people, including his own brother, and helped build a 500-person freeman settlement, which was called Dawn, that was known as one of the concluding stops on the Underground Railroad.

326098_2 — 2024-01-18 18:40:30 UTC

The Abolition Movement was an arranged system in the 1830's - 1870's to discontinue the practice of slavery in the U.S. Most of the early abolitionists were white, religious Americans, but some of the most prominent leaders of the movement were also Black men and women who had escaped from bondage. Some historians assumed ideas set forth during the religious movement, known as the Second Great Awakening, that motivated abolitionists to ascend against slavery. Abolitionism was a huge controversial problem that further divided most of their country. In simplest terms, a group of people combined together to end slavery.

326098_2 — 2024-01-18 18:44:52 UTC

https://www.britannica.com/topic/Uncle-Toms-Cabin

325502_4 — 2024-01-18 20:55:36 UTC

341018_3 — 2024-01-18 21:44:28 UTC

African Americans presented a real problem that was going on. As time wore off, slavery got worse and worse. Multiple ways included whipping, torture, mutilation, getting separated from there family's and being sold. When slaves would get sold, some "masters" were not as cruel and punished less, or often severely Enslaved African Americans could never forget their status as property, no matter how well their owners treated them. The diets of enslaved people were inadequate or barely adequate to meet the demands of their heavy workload. They lived in crude quarters that left them vulnerable to bad weather and disease. Their clothes and bedding were low quality. Slaves who worked as domestics sometimes fared better, and getting the castoff clothing of their masters or having easier access to food stores.

326098_2 — 2024-01-19 05:02:45 UTC

In the end, abolitionists began to organize. They formed antislavery societies that drafted petitions calling for an end to slavery and later on sent them to Congress. They gave speeches and held conferences to promote their cause, and did what needed to be done to fight for justice!