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Harriet Tubman helped free over 300 slaves as a conductor on the Underground Railroad and was nicknamed "Moses". Sojourner Truth gained national recognition for her anti-slavery speeches as the first African-American woman to do so and later counseled freedmen in Washington D.C. Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote the influential novel Uncle Tom's Cabin after visiting a plantation, revealing the evils of slavery to widespread acclaim. Fredrick Douglass was an ex-slave who wrote an acclaimed autobiography and published the antislavery newspaper The North Star, becoming a leading abolitionist spokesperson.
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- 1. Famous Abolitionists Fighting to End Slavery
- 2. Harriet Tubman Conductor on the Underground Railroad o Helped free more than 300 slaves Nickname: Moses
- 3. Sojourner Truth First African-American woman to gain national recognition for her anti-slavery speeches Counselor to Freedmen in Washington, D.C.
- 4. Harriet Beecher Stowe Wrote the book Uncle Toms Cabin o Wrote book after visiting a plantation o revealed the evils of slavery o book was a bestseller
- 5. Fredrick Douglass Ex-slave Leading anti-slavery spokesperson Wrote an autobiography detailing his life as a slave Published an antislavery newspaper called The North Star
- 6. John Brown More radical abolitionist Him and a group of followers captured a federal arsenal in Harpers Ferry o wanted to use weapons to help him fight against slavery Was hanged for his actions
- 7. William Lloyd Garrison Editor of an abolitionist newspaper called The Liberator o Used it to communicate with Congress that slavery was wrong 1841 he helped form the National Anti-slavery Society o Published books and papers about slavery
Editor's Notes
- #2: What is an abolitionist?
- #3: Harriet Tubman Where did Harriet Tubman work and what did she work to do?She was the conductor on the underground railroad
- #4: Sojourner Truth What was she recognized for?her Anti-Slavery Speeches
- #5: Harriet Beecher Stowe What book did she write?Uncle Toms Cabin What did her book discuss?The evils of slavery
- #6: Fredrick Douglass What did he do to fight against slavery(3 things)? 1. leading anti slavery spokesperson 2.published an antislavery newspaper called the North Star 3.wrote an autobiography explaining his life as a slave
- #7: John Brown What did he capture and why?a Federal Arsenal.Wanted to use weapns to help him fight against slavery How was he punished for this?He was hanged for his actions
- #8: William Lloyd Garrison What was the name of his newspaper?The Liberator What was the purpose of his newspaper?to tell congress that slavery is wrong What did he help form in 1841?