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The Abolition Movement: Key Figures and the Underground Railroad

This exploration delves into the abolitionist movement, highlighting powerful advocates like Mary Ann Shadd and George Brown. It examines their contributions in combatting the institution of slavery in North America, showcasing their vital roles in media and activism. The Underground Railroad, a clandestine network aiding enslaved individuals toward freedom, is explored through various resources, including Canadian Heritage Minutes and significant historical figures, demonstrating both the sacrifices made and the eventual triumphs in the fight for justice and rights for people of African descent.

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The Abolition Movement: Key Figures and the Underground Railroad

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  1. Entrance Slip • Based on what we talked about in groups yesterday, what do you think is the STRONGEST argument for abolition? Why?

  2. What did Abolition look like??

  3. Pro and Anti-Slavery Movements & the Media

  4. The Underground Railroad • Canadian Heritage Minutehttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fCy-c4EQVWQ • What does this Heritage Minute tell you about the UGR? • A non-violent system of resistance that involved a network of people working secretly to help enslaved Blacks escape to freedom, primarily from the Southern United States to Canada. This system began in the late 1790s/early 1800s and peaked between 1830 & 1865, with over 100 000 slaves escaping to freedom.

  5. Mary Ann Shadd • https://www.historica-dominion.ca/content/heritage-minutes/mary-ann-shadd • Radio Minute • What does this radio minute tell us about how Mary Ann Shadd contributed to the movement towards rights for people of African descent?

  6. George Brown George Brown was a political activist who fought to ensure that slavery was abolished in North America. During the 1840's and 1850s, Brown used his newspaper “The Globe” (which became the Globe & Mail) to publish articles and editorials attacking the institution of slavery in the southern United States. As a result of the United States government passing the Fugitive Slave Law in 1850, thousands of African Americans fled to Canada. This law allowed slave owners to arrest both runaway Blacks and even free African Americans anywhere in the country with little legal recourse for the accused. In response, Brown became a major force in founding the Anti-Slavery Society of Canada. The Society fought to end slavery in North America while individual members helped freedom-seekers reach Canada via the Underground Railway. As a consequence, the African Canadian community enthusiastically supported his electoral ambitions. Brown was encouraged in his abolitionist politics by his father, Peter Brown. His sister, Isabella Henning was a founder of the Ladies Society to Aid Fugitive Slaves and her husband, Thomas Henning, was Secretary of the Anti-Slavery Society of Canada.

  7. Frederick Douglass • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mb_sqh577Zw

  8. PBS video: The Abolitionists • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XFfMPCfKqGg • Harriet Beecher Stowe • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AMrWeKILvps

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