PROTESTS ACTIVISM AND CIVIL DISOBEDIENCE 1954 1973
THE WOMENS MOVEMENT
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The gradual emancipation of slaves
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The immediate emancipation of slaves
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An invasion of the South to free the slaves
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The slaves move north to work in the factors
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Detailed explanation-1: -The abolitionists saw slavery as an abomination and an affliction on the United States, making it their goal to eradicate slave ownership. They sent petitions to Congress, ran for political office and inundated people of the South with anti-slavery literature.
Detailed explanation-2: -In speaking engagements and through the Liberator and other publications, Garrison advocated the immediate emancipation of all slaves.
Detailed explanation-3: -Instead, he called for “immediate emancipation.” By immediate emancipation, he meant the immediate and unconditional release of slaves from bondage without compensation to slaveowners.
Detailed explanation-4: -The movement evolved from religious roots to become a political effort that at times erupted into violence. Though most abolitionists were white, devoutly religious men and women, some of the most powerful and influential members of the movement were African American women and men who escaped from bondage.