abolitionist movement

Communication Arts 372 with Lucas, Stephen at University of Wisconsin - Madison

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1831-1865 The Liberator to the 13 th Amendment

marks the start and end of the movement
William Lloyd Garrison: most famous newspaper in American history (The Liberator)

slavery did not come to an end because it was horribly wrong ? no objective factors

came to an end because people in the North, came by the 1860s, to have a different view on slavery ? view was different to allow the North to support a war against the South that led to abolitionist
like independence, came about because of a shift in opinion

ultimate elimination of slavery is not to have produced a mass change in opinion that led Northerners to think that slavery was wrong

WAR WAS FOUGHT TO SAVE THE UNION ? WAS NOT FOUGHT FOR SLAVERY ? SLAVERY WAS A REASON FOR IT TO BE FOUGHT
fought as a war to save the union ? slavery was the fundamental cause of the war but abolitionism was not the goal ? as war went on, became clear that the end result would be abolitionist movement

1831-1865

The Liberator to the 13 th Amendment

William Lloyd Garrison

most famous newspaper in American history (The Liberator)

Twin Goals of Abolitionism

Immediate abolishment of slavery
people had recognized the contradictions as expressed in Declaration's preamble and the actuality of slavery
there were people fighting for abolitionism of slavery at the end of 18 th century and beginning of 19 th century
Equal rights for free blacks
sought full and equal representation for blacks

William Lloyd Garrison: most famous newspaper in American history (The Liberator)

in issue, was battling the immediate issue of slavery ? distinguished from other people concerned about slavery, was the insistence that slavery was morally wrong and needed to be abolished IMMEDIATELY

Moral Opposition to Slavery in the North

saw it as morally contradicting the declaration of independence
if you asked them if it was morally wrong, they would say yes, but that did not mean they were interested in abolishing slavery in the south
distinguished north from the south ? gave abolitionists a building block (in the south, abolitionism; north conducive to development of abolitionism)

Northerners objected to slavery and felt that there was a great slave power conspiracy

northerners feared the great slave power
whites concerned about possible impact of free labor from the spread of slave labor
whites feared that they could eventually be challenged by the institution of slavery

Strength of Slavery in the South

slavery did not weaken in south- grew and strengthen (because of inventions...
in 1820, slavery did not become weaker but became stronger
by 1830, more than 2 million slaves in south and by 1860, 4 million in south
cotton industry and value of slaves grew ? values of slaves increased 4 times...
slave codes that strictly enforced institution of slavery
slavery not a benevolent institution ? still myths that it was benevolent ?...

1831- after commitment to cause in England, PARLIAMENT ABOLISHES SLAVERY IN THE BRITISH WEST INDIES

not immediate abolitionism ? would be phased in over 8 years and compensation for slave owners for loss in slave property

England, the great tyrant, had abolished slavery ? showed that they needed to take this step in the U.S.

Did give abolitionists an example to point to and a sense of possibility that they did not have at this time

Importance of Slavery to U.S. Economy

2/3 of exports in US
profit in south and north ? resistance from economic institutions in both areas over loss of profit

slave codes that strictly enforced institution of slavery

slaves considered property not human beings
restricted in activities ? could not read or right (because fear of slave owners that they would learn dangerous ideas )
penalties to people white and black if they went against these codes

slavery not a benevolent institution ? still myths that it was benevolent ? thought by some people (including historians) that perhaps slavery would have gone away on its own over time but there is no evidence that this would have happened

becoming stronger and harsher throughout the south because economic reasons and ideological reasons (society of free labor)

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