History 2201E Lecture Notes - Lecture 3: Abolitionism, Slave Narrative, Haitian Revolution
2 May 2018
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October 3rd, 2017
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The Role of Race and Gender in the Abolition Movement of the Americas
Abolition Movement
- America, Britain, British North America (Canada)
- Slave narratives
o Testaments of truth
o Historical sources
▪ Used religion, or moral persuasion to make arguments against slavery
▪ Abolition, for the gain of Negros
- At the time, women at the forefront of the Abolitionist Movement
o Middle class white women, spoke up about these issues
▪ Duty and obligation under Christianity (morality)
- Moral debates
o 1688, first Quaker
o 1888, brazil
Slave Trade
- racialized economic system
- enslave millions of African from 1502-1888
- existed elsewhere in the world
o in America, these societies were built and designed on the back labour of
individuals who could be bought, sold, traded, pawned, etc.
- a lucrative enterprise
- part of the large colonial empire
o search for god, glory and gold
- forcible extraction of 12 million Africans
o mostly from the western coastland
- debates on morality
o paradigm of religion or scientific rationality
- john locke
o justified the slavery of African prisoners
o used as notion to the right of property
- adam smith
o criticized all forms of servitude
- capitalism and cheap labour
o often racialized cheap labour
The Curse of Ham
- Ham a darker
- Slavery justified through religion
- Blacks inferior people, yield from the Curse of Ham
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Document Summary
The role of race and gender in the abolition movement of the americas. Slave narratives: testaments of truth, historical sources, used religion, or moral persuasion to make arguments against slavery, abolition, for the gain of negros. At the time, women at the forefront of the abolitionist movement: middle class white women, spoke up about these issues, duty and obligation under christianity (morality) Moral debates: 1688, first quaker, 1888, brazil. Part of the large colonial empire: search for god, glory and gold forcible extraction of 12 million africans, mostly from the western coastland. Blacks inferior people, yield from the curse of ham. The american revolution and early abolition activities in the united states. Abolitionist argued that the slave owners were sinners. Abolition in the american revolutionary era all states had except georgia and south carolina. 1775, first abolition organization founded in philadelphia. 1794, all anti-slavery groups met and formed a convention.
