HIST 190 Lecture Notes - Lecture 19: Theodore Dwight Weld, William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass
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Jacksonian era reform movements and the 2nd great. Theodore dwight weld: heart and brains of the abolitionist movement: gives it a religious dimension. William lloyd garrison: mouth, spokesperson of the abolitionist movement: radical abolitionsist. No room for compromise: fou(cid:374)ded (cid:862)the li(cid:271)e(cid:396)ato(cid:396)(cid:863)- a newspaper. Attacks evil of slavery: hired people to speak. Sarah and angelina grimke- come from slave holding home: angelina converts to quakerism- very against slavery. The two spread word of evil of slavery. Forced to leave south carolina: hired by garrison to speak publicly about the evil of slavery. Begin speaking about their right to speak in public as women too: da(cid:449)(cid:374)ed o(cid:374) (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) that af(cid:396)i(cid:272)a(cid:374) a(cid:373)e(cid:396)i(cid:272)a(cid:374)s (cid:449)e(cid:396)e(cid:374)"t the o(cid:374)ly people being oppressed in u. s. society. 1848- fi(cid:396)st (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374)"s rights meeting held in ny: issue a declaration of sentience. Modeled after declaration of independence: add (cid:862)all (cid:373)e(cid:374) a(cid:374)d (cid:449)o(cid:373)e(cid:374) a(cid:396)e (cid:272)(cid:396)eated e(cid:395)ual(cid:863)
