Important Names
Published The North Star, an antislavery newspaper
Who was Frederick Douglass?
A person who favors the abolition of a practice or institution, especially slavery.
What is an abolitionist?
A campaign to abolish, or end, slavery.
What was the abolition movement?
In 1851, Truth delivered her “Ain’t I a Woman” speech.
Who was Sojourner Truth?
Founded The Liberator, an antislavery newspaper.
Who was William Lloyd Garrison?
The state of not being imprisoned or enslaved.
What is freedom?
The first antislavery society in North America was formed in 1775 in this city
What is Philadelphia?
Black abolitionists protested against this, the unfair treatment of people of a certain race.
What is racial discrimination?
White abolitionist who thought that only force and war could end slavery.
Who was John Brown?
Having run away or escaped.
What is runaway?
The anti-slavery movement became a force in American society early in this century.
What are the 1800s?
He founded the New England Anti-Slavery society
Who was William Lloyd Garrison?
One of the best-known female African American abolitionists.
Who was Sojourner Truth?
Break free from confinement or control.
What is escape?
Militant African American abolitionists favored the use of this to end slavery.
What is force?
True or false: Black abolitionists included brave women as well as men.
What is true?
A free African American merchant who was a militant abolitionist.
Who was David Walker?
Fill (someone) with the urge or ability to do or feel something, especially to do something creative.
What is inspire?
A religious revival spread across the U.S.
What was the Second Great Awakening?
She published Uncle Tom's Cabin in 1852.
Who was Harriet Beecher Stowe?