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Slavery was primarily located in the South by 1830, where African Americans were enslaved on farms and plantations, in cities, and within homes. Slaves were considered property because they were black, and endured inhuman conditions, abuse, and punishment. Abolitionists took a moral stand against slavery and believed it was a national sin, forming organizations to help resist slavery and aid escaped slaves. Their efforts grew and became more effective over 30 years, ultimately helping to cause the Civil War and abolition of slavery.
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- 2. By 1830 slavery was primarily located in the South. African Americans were enslaved on small farms, large plantations, in cities and towns, inside homes, out in the fields, and in industry and transportation. Slaves were considered property, and they were property because they were black. African slaves could not forget the conditions of property no matter how good their masters who treat them. Slavery gave farmers a group of people who feel superior to them may have been poor, but not slaves, and were not black. Gained a sense of power just by being white. ANTEBELLUM SLAVERY
- 3. ANTEBELLUM SLAVERY Slavery gave farmers a group of people who feel superior to them may have been poor, but not slaves, and were not black. Gained a sense of power just by being white.In the South, most slaves lived and worked on cotton plantations. In most of these plantation slaves had fifty or less, although the largest plantations had several or hundreds.The owners were doing their slaves severely work in inhuman conditions, when the slaves did not fulfill their work were punished, abused and sometimes killeduntil the blacks were revealed, some fled, others escaped, killed their masters with poison in food, weapons ...The question was to sabotage the system in which they lived. After that they formed communities where those who escaped were raising families. Many slaves turned to religion for inspiration and consolation. The religion of enslaved African Americans resist the Help Them degradation of bondage.
- 4. guided and inspired by the abolitionists took a moral stand against slavery that produced one of the greatest victories of the United States for democracy. Activists stood firm against all this opposition led the country into civil war.In the exhibition 5 June to 27 September 2003, the abolitionism was investigated to achieve freedom for all Americans, abolition of `` 1700-1865''The collections of slavery on abolitionism :Anti-Slavery Collections at CornellSamuel J. May Anti-Slavery CollectionMay Designated a National Treasure Collection I WILL BE HEARD ABOLITIONISM IN AMERICA
- 5. More or less began in the eighteenth century. The slave trade was made between Europe and USA, for many years the slaves were sold and used for forced labor in Europe and USA. Until in 1807 a British law prohibits participation in the transatlantic trade of slaves by abolitionists who sought to help the slaves. "I Will Be Heard!" Prominent Abolitionistsmany abolitionists want to eradicate slavery, they believed it was a national sin in the mid-nineteenth century created an ideological conditions and emotional schism for moral the next 30 years of civil war against slavery organizations grew and became more effective every time in their methods of resistance. ABOLITIONISM
- 6. Northern free blacks began to form groups Rebellion against slavery to help their families or people who were still slaves. abolitionist newspapers such as The Liberator William Lloyd Garrison, abolitionist activities funded, thanks to the consistent and generous financial support of the activists . BLACK RESISTANCE