LIFE IN ANTEBELLUM AMERICA 1807 1861
REFORM MOVEMENTS OF THE 19TH CENTURY
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They all represented free states in Congress.
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They all published anti-slavery newspapers.
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They all represented slave states in Congress.
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They were all former slaves.
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Detailed explanation-1: -What did abolitionists Elihu Embree, William Lloyd Garrison, and Frederick Douglass have in common? They all represented free states in Congress.
Detailed explanation-2: -Who was William Lloyd Garrison and what is his connection to Douglass? WLG, was a racial abolitionist who favored immediate uncompensated emancipation of slaves. He was Frederick Douglass his mentor and friend.
Detailed explanation-3: -Douglass’ goals were very simple: he wanted to end slavery, and he was willing to do just about anything within reason to do so. Garrison, on the other hand, was not content with merely abolishing slavery. He wanted to end it on his terms.
Detailed explanation-4: -Frederick Douglass After reading William Lloyd Garrison’s newspaper The Liberator, and hearing him speak at an anti-slavery meeting, Douglass joined forces with Garrison, traveling across the North to tell his story and advocate for the eradication of slavery.
Detailed explanation-5: -How did the abolitionist views of William Lloyd Garrison differ from those of earlier anti-slavery advocates? He opposed foreign colonization of former slaves.