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Reformers like William Lloyd Garrison (who established the American Anti-Slavery Society) and authors like Wendell Phillips, John Greenleaf Whittier, and Harriet Beecher Stowe spearheaded the white abolitionist movement in the North.
Most 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. The abolitionists...
Between 1780 and 1865, White abolitionists used photographs and reproducible print images to illustrate their cause and generate sympathy for the plight of enslaved people. Images used by White abolitionists highlighted slavery’s brutality by depicting its violence.
While officially recognized as a movement with the involvement of white religious groups, Black activists were always a critical part in dismantling slavery in the United States. These abolitionists —many of them, formerly, enslaved—proved highly influential to advocating for freedom
John Brown was a leading figure in the abolitionist movement in the pre-Civil War United States. Unlike many anti-slavery activists, he was not a pacifist and believed in aggressive action...
Black and white abolitionists in the first half of the nineteenth century waged a biracial assault against slavery. Their efforts proved to be extremely effective. Abolitionists focused attention on slavery and made it difficult to ignore.
John Brown (May 9, 1800 – December 2, 1859) was a prominent leader in the American abolitionist movement in the decades preceding the Civil War.
