Objective To examine the mid19 th century abolitionist

Objective: To examine the mid-19 th century abolitionist movement. Abolitionists – people who wanted to end slavery in the U. S.

Frederick Douglass · Douglass taught himself how to read as a child before escaping slavery. · He lectured against slavery throughout the U. S. and Great Britain.

· Douglass also started the anti-slavery newspaper The North Star.

Angelina and Sarah Grimké · The Grimké sisters were daughters of a wealthy Southern slaveholder. · They gave lectures throughout the U. S. on the evils of slavery.

Underground Railroad – secret network of people who helped runaway slaves to reach freedom in the North or Canada

· Harriet Tubman lead over 300 slaves to freedom.

Harriet Tubman Quotations: “I had reasoned this out in my mind, there was one of two things I had a right to, liberty or death; if I could not have one, I would have the other. ” “I had crossed the line. I was free; but there was no one to welcome me to the land of freedom. I was a stranger in a strange land. ” “Quakers almost as good as colored. . They call themselves friends and you can trust them every time. ”

William Lloyd Garrison · Garrison was a white abolitionist who started the anti-slavery newspaper the Liberator. · Garrison also started the New England Anti-Slavery Society.

In the very first issue of his anti-slavery newspaper, the Liberator, William Lloyd Garrison stated, "I do not wish to think, or speak, or write, with moderation. . I am in earnest -- I will not equivocate -- I will not excuse -- I will not retreat a single inch -- AND I WILL BE HEARD. "

“Save Us John Parker” dramatizes a family’s escape and rescue from slavery by John Parker, documented in his biography, His Promised Land. (video – 7: 54) Underground Railroad Heritage Trail Sites in New York State The John Parker House in Ripley, Ohio.