COMM-275 Study Guide - Fall 2019, Comprehensive Final Exam Notes - French Revolution, Domestic Violence, Abortion-Rights Movements
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George washington set an example in 1799 by freeing his slaves when he died: george washington was highly revered at that time, congress banned the foreign slave trade in 1807. American and by piquing the ire of opponents: if they can do it to blacks, they can do it to you. 49 days for what turned out to be true but exaggerated tales of treatment of slaves in ships: more angry than ever, he moved to boston and founded the liberator in. 1831 with the goal to abolish slavery: was an overall angry, fiery guy. The liberator was relatively limited but garrison soon gained a reputation for being the most radical of abolitionists: his approach to emancipation stressed nonviolence and passive resistance, but he often did the opposite. In 1832, he helped organize the new england anti-slavery society, and, the following year, the american anti-slavery society.