CLUSTER 20A Study Guide - Midterm Guide: California Alien Land Law Of 1913, Paul Finkelman, Atlantic World
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Black people held as slaves; also known as the antislavery movement. Abolitionism was an international effort against slavery and the slave trade in the atlantic world. Its historical roots lay in black resistance to slavery, changing interpretations of christian morality, and eighteenth century ideas concerning natural rights, liberalism, and free trade ideology. Abolitionists held widely divergent views with some advocating gradual emancipation, others supporting immediate emancipation, and some insisting on repatriating free. White abolitionists rarely supported full equal rights and racial equality. 2 agency-the ability to take action on behalf of oneself or of a group. It allows one to exert power or influence over oneself and others. It is a form of individual action that is in contrast to structural forces. Professor stevenson discussed how many people in the union weren"t necessarily abolitionists or anti-slavery. Paul finkelman discusses how the constitution favored slavery when it was created.
