Mr.+K.+Brown

Mr K. Brown

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One of the documents available at the Digital History web site is a letter written by William Lloyd Garrison. Before you read the letter, you can find biographical information about Garrison who was raised in poverty and had very little formal education. In the letter written by Garrison, he discusses his imprisonment for criminal libel. Garrison was a leader of the abolitionist movement and he accused a merchant of transporting slaves. He compares his life in prison with the life of a slave. Topic: Abolitionists, Garrison, William Lloyd,--1805-1879 http://www.digitalhistory.uh.edu/documents/documents_p2.cfm?doc=73
 * Abolition and Slavery by William Lloyd Garrison**

The abolitionist movement is an important chapter in the history of Africans in America, series presented by PBS (Public Broadcasting Service). Based on the program, this section describes the people, events, and political significance behind the nineteenth century social movement. Using quotes from first person narratives and links to the actual text of historic documents, this article helps readers to understand the impact of the abolitionism in early America, from David Walker's Appeal of... Topic: Abolitionists, Antislavery movements http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4narr2.html
 * Abolitionism**

The Library of Congress and its American Memory collection has produced this web site, which is one page of the larger site titled The African American Odyssey. Typically, this site is outstanding in its organization and authenticity. It is also liberally illustrated with documents and photographs from the Library of Congress collection. Beginning in the eighteenth century and continuing through the Civil War, the antislavery movement was often violent and always divisive. This site does... Topic: Antislavery movements http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/aaohtml/exhibit/aopart3.html
 * African American Odyssey: Abolition, Anti-Slavery Movements, and the Rise of the Sectional Controversy (Part 1)**

This web site consists of a collection of 1,305 pieces of African-American sheet music dating from 1850 through 1920. This collection includes many songs from the antebellum black face minstrelsy in the 1850s and from the abolitionist movement of the same period. Numerous titles are associated with the novel and the play Uncle Tom's Cabin. Civil War period music includes songs about African-American soldiers and the plight of the newly emancipated slave. African-American popular composers... Topic: African American music, Sheet music http://memory.loc.gov/ammem/collections/sheetmusic/brown/
 * African-American Sheet Music 1850-1920**

A fiery orator and abolitionist newspaper publisher, Frederick Douglass was invited in 1852 to speak about what the Fourth of July means for African Americans. About 500 people gathered to hear him, paying twelve and a half cents each. After praising the Founding Fathers, he condemns American attitudes about slavery especially on a day celebrating freedom. Though many thought that revolting against Britain was subversive, hindsight showed it to be right and patriotic. The anti-slavery... Topic: Douglass, Frederick--The hypocrisy of American slavery (1852) http://www.cliffsnotes.com/literature/n/narrative-of-the-life-of-frederick-douglass-an-american-slave/critical-essays/the-meaning-of-july-fourth-for-the-negro
 * Critical Essays: The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro**

A former slave from Maryland, Frederick Douglass escaped in 1838 and became a famous orator and abolitionist. When he was invited to speak on the Fourth of July in Rochester in 1852, he spoke about the hypocrisy of slavery on a holiday that celebrated freedom. While millions were celebrating with parades and patriotic speeches, millions of other people were still enslaved in the same country. Douglass described the burden he felt at the disparity and his mourning over the injustice. The... Topic: Douglass, Frederick--The hypocrisy of American slavery (1852) http://www.nolo.com/legal-encyclopedia/content/douglass-slavery-speech.html
 * Frederick Douglass' The Hypocrisy of American Slavery**

The origins of slavery and abolition are explained on this site from Cornell University. Learn about the difficult life of a slave. Narratives by slaves tell of their hardships and the risks they took to obtain freedom. Learn about prominent abolitionists and their efforts to end slavery. Find out what strategies abolitionists used to try to end slavery. There is a section on Black resistance and Uncle Tom's Cabin. The Emancipation Proclamation and the Thirteenth Amendment are explained.... Topic: Abolitionists, Antislavery movements, Liberty http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/abolitionism/
 * I Will Be Heard! Abolitionism in America**

Several documents written, made or published by abolitionists working for the anti-slavery movement are shown at this web site. Along with the image there are descriptive paragraphs explaining the significance of the piece and the influence it had. Some of the featured abolitionists are Susan B. Anthony, Wendell, Phillips, Frederick Douglas, Lewis Tappan and William Lloyd Garrison. Topic: Abolitionists, Antislavery movements http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/afam006.html
 * Influence of Prominent Abolitionists**

The West Virginia Division of Culture and History presents this article about John Brown and the Harpers Ferry Raid. Learn about abolitionist John Brown and several followers seized the United States Armory and Arsenal at Harpers Ferry in 1859. A link to the West Virginia history center is available. Do you know which President of the United States selected Harpers Ferry, Virginia as a national armory? One of the prisoners that Brown captured was Lewis Washington, the great grand nephew... Topic: John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, 1859 http://www.wvculture.org/History/jnobrown.html
 * John Brown and the Harpers Ferry Raid**

Opposite John Brown's photograph, you will read: To the slaves of the south, John Brown was an unrealized savior... to those men who opposed him, this face was the last vision they ever saw. A short story about seeing the ghost of John Brown precedes this description of the true events leading to the attack at Harper's Ferry and the events that followed. John Brown, along with five black men, and thirteen white men went into the village and quickly seized the arsenal. Read on, and you will... Topic: United States--History--1815-1861, Abolitionists, John Brown's raid on Harpers Ferry, 1859 http://www.prairieghosts.com/ferry.html
 * John Brown's Ghost: Harper's Ferry, West Virginia**

Martyr, madman, murderer, hero: John Brown remains one of history's most controversial and misunderstood figures. In the 1850s, he and his ragtag guerrilla group embarked on a righteous crusade against slavery that was based on religious faith -- yet carried out with shocking violence. His execution set off a chain of events that led to the Civil War. This web site is devoted to the PBS documentary of his life and struggles to end slavery. Here you can read his life story, discover how he... Topic: Brown, John,--1800-1859 http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/amex/brown/
 * John Brown's Holy War**

A chapter from the digital textbook, Antebellum North Carolina, is entitled, Levi Coffin and the Underground Railroad. You can read this chapter that is introduced by a painting of Levi and Catharine Coffin aiding fugitive slaves and an accompanying caption. The chapter explains what the Underground Railroad was and discusses fugitives, slaves, and abolitionists. It then explains sectional tension and the Fugitive Slave Act. This information leads to information on Levi Coffin and his role... Topic: Underground railroad, Coffin, Levi, 1798-1877 http://www.learnnc.org/lp/editions/nchist-antebellum/4739
 * Levi Coffin and the Underground Railroad**

Mary Ann Shadd Cary's Naturalization certificate can be seen by visiting this site. Mary Ann Shadd Cary, abolitionist, was a free Black who came to Canada West at the time of the passing of the Fugitive Slave Bill of 1850. She was prominent in several antislavery societies and helped publish the Provincial Freeman. Library and Archives Canada sponsors this site where many historical documents that tell part of the Canadian story are displayed. Topic: Cary, Mary Ann Shadd,--1823-1893 http://www.collectionscanada.gc.ca/northern-star/033005-2200-e.html
 * Mary Ann Shadd Cary: Abolitionist**

A well-known African-American leader in the 19th century, Frederick Douglass had been born into slavery. He escaped in 1838 and had to flee to England to avoid being enslaved again. Quakers helped him purchase his freedom so that he could return in 1847. When invited to speak on the Fourth of July, he could not express gratitude for the blessings of national independent because that freedom didn't extend to his fellow African Americans. From the slave's point of view, the U.S. Constitution... Topic: Douglass, Frederick--The hypocrisy of American slavery (1852 http://www.fordham.edu/halsall/mod/douglass-hypo.asp
 * Modern History Sourcebook: Frederick Douglass: The Hypocrisy of American Slavery, July 4, 1852**

Isabelle didn't live in the South, but she was still a slave. Strong and valuable, she worked as a field hand and was sold to another farm. They separated her from her family. With no experience other than being a slave, she went to New York City. In the churches, she learned about love and generosity, but she also learned about hypocrisy and greed. With a mission in mind, she changed her name and began preaching at camp meetings as part of the abolition movement. Analyze how her message was... Topic: Truth, Sojourner,--d. 1883 http://www.uh.edu/engines/epi517.htm
 * No. 517: Sojourner Truth**

Political scholar Jo Freeman has a Web site with a variety of resources that explain the origin and development of social movements in modern society, including some of the major issues involved in mass organization for the purpose of social change. This page section describing the key components of a social movement uses four historic examples of organized mass protest in America. The civil rights marches and student sit-ins of the nineteen sixties, as well as the welfare rights and women's... Topic: Protest movements, Social action, Social movements http://www.jofreeman.com/socialmovements/origins.htm
 * On the Origins of Social Movements**

The Quakers or the Religious Society of Friends was the first group in England and North America to publicly condemn slavery and this online digital project is filled with primary sources that offer evidence of the Quakers' involvement in antislavery movements. The opening page provides you with background information on the history and origins of the Quakers' anti-slavery sentiment. It also presents you with featured commentary that you can browse and search options that allow you to access... Topic: Society of Friends (Quakers), Antislavery movements http://trilogy.brynmawr.edu/speccoll/quakersandslavery/
 * Quakers and Slavery**

Books, newspapers, and pamphlets were once used to spread the abolitionist message. While slaveholders portrayed idyllic views of slavery, slave narratives portrayed quite a different message. In addition to widely read literature, articulate former slaves gave lectures to white audiences. Narratives told stories of families being separated, brutal abuse and work, and daring escapes as fugitives. Working as a freelance journalist, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom's Cabin in serialized... Topic: Stowe, Harriet Beecher, Uncle Tom's cabin http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p2958.html
 * Slave Narratives and Uncle Tom's Cabin**

The Liberator was an abolitionist newspaper published from the 1930s until the Civil War. This Boston-based alternative newspaper was edited by William Lloyd Garrison. Discover the challenges and resistance faced by abolitionists in the 19th century as they fought for human rights. A photo gallery features Garrison's friends and foes. Find out why Garrison was unwilling to retreat from his stand against color prejudice, slavery, and physical coercion. Analyze what he thought about the... Topic: Abolitionists, Alternative press http://www.theliberatorfiles.com/
 * The Liberator Files**

Part of the history of slavery to freedom includes the Underground Railroad and this web site of the same name provides you with this history. The opening page includes information on the abolitionists from Upper Canada who were involved in the covert resistance of slavery that was called the Underground Railroad. A description of the Underground Railroad is accompanied by information on the lack of organization of this functioning system. Information on the means of travel is also provided... Topic: Underground Railroad--Canada http://www.heritagetrust.on.ca/Slavery-to-Freedom/History/The-Underground-Railroad.aspx
 * The Underground Railroad**

The Underground Railroad was not an actual railroad, but the name for the routes enslaved Black Americans traveled to gain their freedom. Walk through the timeline of slavery and the Underground Railroad. There is an explanation of how the Underground Railroad worked to free fugitive slaves and details about how the name came about. Examine some of the myths surrounding the Underground Railroad. Study the reasons why slaves escaped and see what they faced as they traveled. Included are... Topic: Underground railroad, Abolitionists, Fugitive slaves https://www.freedomcenter.org/underground-railroad-0
 * The Underground Railroad**

This biography about Underground Railroad stationmaster Thomas Garrett provides a thorough outline of the life of this famous abolitionist. The article briefly describes Garrett's upbringing, his business successes and his religious faith. It then focuses on Garrett's dedication to the cause of assisting runaway slaves. Researchers will learn the astonishing number of slaves that Garrett helped to freedom, and they will learn of the legal problems that arose for Garrett because of the help... Topic: Garrett, Thomas, 1789-1871 http://biography.yourdictionary.com/thomas-garrett
 * Thomas Garrett Biography**

A prominent abolitionist, William Lloyd Garrison was born in Massachusetts in 1805. See an image of Garrison and learn about his life at the web site of Ohio History Central. Read about his early work in the newspaper field and about the newspaper he started to educate people about the cruelness of slavery. That newspaper was published for 35 years. Find out about Garrison's role in establishing anti-slavery organizations and see why many people from the South did not like him. Topic: Garrison, William Lloyd,--1805-1879 http://www.ohiohistorycentral.org/w/Garrison,_William_L.
 * William L. Garrison**

In 1829 William Lloyd Garrison delivered the first of many public speeches about the evils of slavery. Garrison's home is now a National Historic Monument. Read about Garrison's life to discover why he is called one of the most articulate and influential advocates of the abolitionist movement in the United States. Find out about the newspaper he founded and the anti-slavery organizations he started. This entry is part of a web site about the Underground Railroad. Topic: Garrison, William Lloyd,--1805-1879 http://www.nps.gov/nr/travel/underground/ma2.htm
 * William Lloyd Garrison House**

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