Abolitionist Movement (Frederick Douglas & John Brown)
Abolitionism is the movement to informally or formally end slavery and free (most commonly) African and Indian slaves. An abolitionist is a person who favors abolition of a practice, especially capital punishment like slavery. Some abolitionists at this time who wanted to eradicate slavery included Frederick Douglas & John Brown.
Frederick Douglas ventured to achieve more than just end slavery for Africans in America. He pursued justice for all Americans including African-Americans, women, and minority groups. Douglas played a very important role in the termination of slavery. He served as an adviser to the president, the U.S. Marshal of the district of Colombia, the District of Colombia Recorder of Deeds, the U.S. Minister to Haiti, and the secretary of the commission of Santo Domingo. Frederick Douglas was originally a slave, but with his tool of knowledge on how to read and write, he escaped to freedom in the north. When he escaped to the north, he started to do public anti-slavery speaking. William Lloyd Garrison recognized Douglas's talent and hired him in the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. Frederick Douglas had a very close relationship with John Brown, and they agreed in morals. However, Douglas did not agree with Brown's violent tactics and opposed the idea of war altogether while Brown supported the concept of war.
John Brown was a very religious man born in Connecticut in 1800. He was an extremely anti-slavery man and was brought up that way. He had given land to fugitive slaves, raised an African-American child as his own, participated in the Underground Railroad, and helped establish the League Gileadites. Brown met Douglas for the first time in Springfield Massachusetts. Douglas wrote that Brown talked and acted as if he himself had been a slave and saw that Brown was extremely sympathetic. Brown showed his plans to lead a war against slavery to Douglas at this meeting. Brown later acted on his his ideas and perspectives and attempted to gain funding and weaponry for an army he could lead against slavery.
Frederick Douglas ventured to achieve more than just end slavery for Africans in America. He pursued justice for all Americans including African-Americans, women, and minority groups. Douglas played a very important role in the termination of slavery. He served as an adviser to the president, the U.S. Marshal of the district of Colombia, the District of Colombia Recorder of Deeds, the U.S. Minister to Haiti, and the secretary of the commission of Santo Domingo. Frederick Douglas was originally a slave, but with his tool of knowledge on how to read and write, he escaped to freedom in the north. When he escaped to the north, he started to do public anti-slavery speaking. William Lloyd Garrison recognized Douglas's talent and hired him in the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. Frederick Douglas had a very close relationship with John Brown, and they agreed in morals. However, Douglas did not agree with Brown's violent tactics and opposed the idea of war altogether while Brown supported the concept of war.
John Brown was a very religious man born in Connecticut in 1800. He was an extremely anti-slavery man and was brought up that way. He had given land to fugitive slaves, raised an African-American child as his own, participated in the Underground Railroad, and helped establish the League Gileadites. Brown met Douglas for the first time in Springfield Massachusetts. Douglas wrote that Brown talked and acted as if he himself had been a slave and saw that Brown was extremely sympathetic. Brown showed his plans to lead a war against slavery to Douglas at this meeting. Brown later acted on his his ideas and perspectives and attempted to gain funding and weaponry for an army he could lead against slavery.