Amazing Abolitionists
By: Alexandra Ensminger
William Lloyd Garrison
William Lloyd Garrison was the maker of the abolitionist newspaper, The Liberator. He used the paper to tell everyone that slavery was down right wrong, and should be abolished ASAP. He and other abolitionists formed the American Anti-Slavery Society. This published books and papers, promoting the emancipation of slaves. His newspapers were banned in the South. He was often harassed.
Sojourner Truth
Sojourner Truth was the 1st African American to be an anti-slavery speaker. She was born a slave but was freed through slow moving emancipation. She often drew big crowds when speaking about slavery and women's rights. President Lincoln appointed her as a counselor to the freedmen during the Civil War in Washington.
Fredrick Douglass
Fredrick Douglass taught himself to read and write while he was a slave. He eventually escaped slavery and went to be a eloquent spokesman for the abolitionist movement. He published a newspaper called The North Star and wrote an autobiography telling about slave life. When the Civil War started, Douglass encouraged President Lincoln to free slaves so they could help the Union army. After the large fight, he continued to fight for no slavery and the rights of women.
Harriet Tubman
Harriet Tubman was an escaped slave who went on to be one of the world's most famous "conductors" of the Underground Railroad, which was a row of buildings that would help slaves reach the North. Tubman was known as the "Moses",because she led more than 300 slaves from the South to start a better life.
Harriet Beecher Stowe
Harriet Beecher Stowe was the author of the book, Uncle Tom's Cabin. Her book became a best seller and told about the cruelty of slavery to a lot of Northerners. She mainly did not agree with Lincoln because of his need to save freeing the slaves for later.
John Brown
John Brown was against slavery and went to Kansas after the Kansas- Nebraska Act said that the state would choose whether or not to be slave or free state. him and his sons were part of a violence named "Bleeding Kansas". His most infamous action included a raid on the U.S arsenal at Harper's Ferry in Virginia, hoping to take armed weapons and start a slave revolt. He was captured and was found guilty of treason and sentenced to hang. He raised fear in Southerners and separated the North and South even more.