There is just one year to go before the world marks 200 years since Britain abolished the slave trade. To start the countdown to 25 March 2007, Anti-Slavery International is launching four
e-cards to help the public harness the abolitionist spirit to end slavery today. This is what I found. It was a movement for Anti-Slavery.
The abolitionist movement wanted to immediate freedom of all slaves and the ending of racial discrimination. Although abolitionist feelings had been strong during the American revolution and in the Upper South in the 1820's it did not really form a movement until 1830. The Second Great Awakening gave a boost to the movement. In December 1833 60 people of all genders and races met to form the American anti slavery society which denounced slavery as a sin that must be abolished, endorsed nonviolence, and condemned racial prejudice. By 1835 the society had support from African-American communities in the North and had established branches in the free states and flooded the North with antislavery literature, agents, and petitions demanding Congress end all federal support for slavery.
In the years leading up to (and also including) the American Civil War, opponents of the Southern way of life were not completely of one mind. Those who belonged to the "anti-slavery" camp generally opposed slavery but, often if not always, were content to allow it to remain in the South. Those who were "abolitionists" were much more zealous: they sought to eradicate slavery in all of its forms, even if that meant revolutionizing (or even destroying) Southern life in its antebellum form. The abolitionists demanded an immediate end to slavery regardless of the consequences. People such as Lincoln believed a gradual end to slavery, with compensation to the slave owners was a good idea. Once the US Civil War began all that changed.
West Virginia was a part of Virginia that was anti-slavery, so they created a border and West Virginia joined the Union.
Proslavery arguments were based on the notion that slavery was a necessary part of the economy and a "positive good" for slaves. Those who supported slavery argued that it was a beneficial institution providing economic stability and protection for the slaves. Some of the most common proslavery arguments included: Slavery was beneficial to the slaves providing them with a secure and stable life protection and basic needs like food clothing and shelter. Slavery provided economic stability for the slave-owning class. Slavery was a necessary evil for the continuation of the Southern economy. Slavery was a natural way of life and the slaves were better off in servitude than in a free society. Slavery was a form of punishment for people who had done wrong in the past. Slavery was a form of "divine mandate" from God.Ultimately proslavery arguments were attempts to justify the institution of slavery and to refute any moral or ethical objections to it.
Slavery was most popular during the founding of America in 1776, declining in popularity until 1865 when it was abolished in America. Abraham Lincoln served from March 1861 until his assassination in April 1865. He successfully led his country through a great constitutional, military and moral crisis - the American Civil War - preserving the Union, while ending slavery. Slavery existed in some form or another during the century before the founding of the United states in 1776 and continued mostly in the South until the passage of the 13th Amendment in 1865 following the American Civil war.
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In 1839, an anti-slavery society was formed, the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society, which worked to outlaw slavery in other countries and also to pressure the government.
The American Anti-Slaver Society split due to basic differences in approach. Founder William Lloyd Garrison and his followers were more radical than some of the more conservative members who left to form their own group.
"Anti-equal rights" refers to opposition to the principle that all individuals should have the same rights and opportunities. "Anti-slavery" opposes the practice of enslaving individuals based on race, while "anti-equal rights" resists efforts to ensure that all individuals, regardless of race, gender, or other factors, have equal rights and opportunities in society. The key difference is that anti-slavery focuses on ending a specific form of oppression, while anti-equal rights resists broader efforts to achieve equality for all.
The abolitionist movement wanted to immediate freedom of all slaves and the ending of racial discrimination. Although abolitionist feelings had been strong during the American revolution and in the Upper South in the 1820's it did not really form a movement until 1830. The Second Great Awakening gave a boost to the movement. In December 1833 60 people of all genders and races met to form the American anti slavery society which denounced slavery as a sin that must be abolished, endorsed nonviolence, and condemned racial prejudice. By 1835 the society had support from African-American communities in the North and had established branches in the free states and flooded the North with antislavery literature, agents, and petitions demanding Congress end all federal support for slavery.
In the years leading up to (and also including) the American Civil War, opponents of the Southern way of life were not completely of one mind. Those who belonged to the "anti-slavery" camp generally opposed slavery but, often if not always, were content to allow it to remain in the South. Those who were "abolitionists" were much more zealous: they sought to eradicate slavery in all of its forms, even if that meant revolutionizing (or even destroying) Southern life in its antebellum form. The abolitionists demanded an immediate end to slavery regardless of the consequences. People such as Lincoln believed a gradual end to slavery, with compensation to the slave owners was a good idea. Once the US Civil War began all that changed.
Reformers tried to end slavery through various methods, including advocating for abolitionist movements, participating in political activism and lobbying for anti-slavery legislation, supporting the Underground Railroad to help enslaved individuals escape to freedom, and raising public awareness about the moral and ethical issues surrounding slavery.
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The Republican Party was formed by former anti-slavery Whigs. The Whig party had grown factions like the rest of the country, so there were both pro and anti slavery Whigs. The anti-slavery Whigs felt their cause was too important to be in a party which only offered partial support for the cause, so they took the opportunity to form a new party that placed anti-slavery at its forefront.
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West Virginia was a part of Virginia that was anti-slavery, so they created a border and West Virginia joined the Union.