A good review of the evolution of the support for the abolition of slavery from the first anti-slavery organization formed by the Quakers to the support for Abraham Lincoln as president. Focus is on the American Anti-Slavery Society and the tactics it employed to spread its message.

Concepts

abolitionists, slavery

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Additional Tags

american anti-slavery society, american colonization society, liberty party, lucretia mott, second great awakening, william lloyd garrison

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Classroom Considerations

• Knovation Readability Score: 5 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)

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