Antislavery and Abolitionist Movement

The United States of America was a country that was free to all of its citizens, if they had white skin. Unfortunately for the African-Americans who had been forced into slavery, there appeared to be no way out of the predicament they were in. In the early decades of the 19th century, there was a movement called the antislavery movement, and the slaves had some reason to want to live again. Later on there would be another movement in the 1830’s known as the abolitionist movement, ran by two legendary Americans William Lloyd Garrison and Fredrick Douglas. Both movements were monumental to the country in moving forward, and would prove to be vital to the emancipation of slaves. With both movements in affect and the push toward the end of slavery the idea to end slavery in America was going to be now or never.

The antislavery movement had begun in the early 1800’s and would continue on for many decades, until it had finished its task to end slavery in the United States. This movement had helped keep slavery out of the North, and stopped international slave trade in 1808. Great antislavery leader William Wilberforce from Britain had been an important figure in the end of slavery and helped to do so in the British Empire. This showed the world that if a country as dominant as Great Britain could end slavery than it was possible for all other nations including the land of the free. This movement did not really take off until the 1830’s; due to many of its members being quiet and not really getting engaged in the movement. During the antislavery movement members of the American Colonization Society attempted to bring the abducted Africans back to their homeland, even though they had been three or four generations removed. This was done ...

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...ve to the country that slavery was not acceptable and should be eliminated immediately. The Abolitionist movement clearly had the greater impact on the nation as a whole.

The United States was in turmoil in the early 1800’s with many existing problems, one of which was slavery. Slavery was clearly holding the Americans back from progressing to the next step as a country, and there were a few people who had seen and heard enough about slavery. The Antislavery movement would start the line of movements to end slavery, and would pave the way for slaves to get there stolen freedom back. The Abolitionist movement would produce American greats including William Lloyd Garrison and Fredrick Douglas, and take America to a place they had never known before. A truly free America was on the verge of becoming a reality for blacks and whites across the United States of America.