Civil Rights Project: How have leaders impacted social movements in the United States? (Part 1)

The goal of the Abolitionist Movement was the immediate emancipation of all slaves and the end of racial discrimination and segregation. Advocating for immediate emancipation distinguished abolitionists from more moderate anti-slavery advocates who argued for gradual emancipation, and from free-soil activists who sought to restrict slavery to existing areas and prevent its spread further west.

Radical abolitionism was partly fueled by the religious fervor of the Second Great Awakening, which prompted many people to advocate for emancipation on religious grounds. Abolitionist ideas became increasingly prominent in Northern churches and politics beginning in the 1830s, which contributed to the regional animosity between North and South leading up to the Civil War.

Your Assignment: Part 1 (You will have 3 Days to complete it)

Research 2 out of the 6 available famous abolitionists (click their names to take you to the pages)

• William Lloyd Garrison

• Frederick Douglass

• John Brown

• Harriet Beecher Stowe

• Nat Turner

• Harriet Tubman

• Sojourner Truth

• Olaudah Equino

Requirements for the Book/Project

• Title Page with an illustration (1 point)

• Detailed explanation of the conditions of slavery (1 point)

• Detailed explanation of the abolitionist movement (1 point)

• Provide a brief summary of each abolitionist's accomplishments (3 points)

• 1 illustration for each abolitionist

• 1 quote for each abolitionist

• 1 reflection of that quote (what does it mean? how does it relate to abolitionism?)

• Summary of a more modern social movement, a comparison and, and bio of leader of the social movement.

• Paragraph Summary and Opinion of the abolitionist movement and the abolitionists that you researched. How did they change your life? (3 Points)