1) Who were involved in the abolitionist
movement? What contribution did they make to the antislavery cause? Research
the background of two of the following abolitionists. In a well-developed essay
describe how each fit into the category.
-Frederick
Douglass
-William
Lloyd Garrison
-Angelina
and Sarah Grimke
-Harriet
Tubman
2) The words of Henry Ward Beecher and
Reverend Henry Garnet both speak of abolition yet they appear to differ on
their strategies and goals. Why do you think they disagree?
3) What do you think Frederick Douglass meant
by the statement….”Power concedes nothing without a demand. It never did and it
never will.”
4) Wendell Philips said, “…our enemy is not
the slave owner only, it’s also the person of good will who simply doesn’t want
to talk about slavery…”
Your
task is to imagine that you are a newspaper columnist for a leading
Abolitionist newspaper such as the Liberator; convince your readers of
the truth in Philips statement.