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Libguides Anti Slavery Movement In The United States Resistance

Bonisiwe Shabane
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libguides anti slavery movement in the united states resistance

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12, 1850, and approved Sept. 18, 1850 by President Fillmore. Anonymous manuscript text of abolitionist speech. The author criticized the American Colonization Society; addressed the issue of compensation of slaveholders for the price of slaves; condemned churches condoning slavery; and stated that interracial sexual relations were the product of slavery. Issues raised appear to concern the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, particularly the author's anger over the imprisonment of fugitive slaves without trial and the requirement that citizens assist in the return of fugitive... “We have as much right to fight for our liberty as any men.”

—Testimony of SamRichmond, Virginia, October 29, 1800 Emancipation was not the product of one act, but many Americans, enslaved and free, chipped away at slavery through daily acts of resistance, organized rebellions, and political pressure. Some were small steps, others were organized actions taking advantage of national debates to fracture and destroy the peculiar institution. 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.

They heightened the rift that had threatened to destroy the unity of the nation even as early as the Constitutional Convention. Although some Quakers were slaveholders, members of that religious group were among the earliest to protest the African slave trade, the perpetual bondage of its captives, and the practice of separating enslaved family members... As the nineteenth century progressed, many abolitionists united to form numerous antislavery societies. These groups sent petitions with thousands of signatures to Congress, held abolition meetings and conferences, boycotted products made with slave labor, printed mountains of literature, and gave innumerable speeches for their cause. Individual abolitionists sometimes advocated violent means for bringing slavery to an end. Although black and white abolitionists often worked together, by the 1840s they differed in philosophy and method.

While many white abolitionists focused only on slavery, black Americans tended to couple anti-slavery activities with demands for racial equality and justice. Benjamin Lay, a Quaker who saw slavery as a “notorious sin,” addresses this 1737 volume to those who “pretend to lay claim to the pure and holy Christian religion.” Although some Quakers held slaves,... Quaker petitions on behalf of the emancipation of African Americans flowed into colonial legislatures and later to the United States Congress. This section covers the cultural, political, and militant avenues for resistance to the system of slavery across the Americas. Topics may include: 2.10 Black Pride, Identity, and the Question of Naming

2.13 Resistance and Revolts in the United States 2.14 Black Organizing in the North: Freedom, Women’s Rights, and Education 2.15 Maroon Societies and Autonomous Black Communities

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