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| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| Abolition | the act of putting an end to something, such as slavery |
| Abolitionists | people who wanted to end slavery |
| Emancipation | freedom |
| The Liberator | a newspaper published by William Lloyd Garrison, that called for the immediate emancipation of all enslaved people |
| Wendell Phillips | a wealthy attorney who wrote for The Liberator and helped fund the newspaper |
| Freedom's Journal | an abolitionist newspaper that spread antislavery pamphlets in the south |
| Soujourner Truth's Message | that all people deserved the same rights as white men |
| Grimke Sisters (Sarah & Angelina) | born into a slave owning family in South Carolina. Took up the abolitionist cause, joined the Quakers and traveled the country giving speeches in support of abolition |
| An Appeal to the Coloured Citizens of the World | one of the most radical antislavery documents of the abolitionist movement, published by David Walker, resulting in southern states prohibiting the circulation (spread) of abolitionist literature |
| Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl | published by Harriet Jacobs, is considered to be one of the most extensive slave narratives written by a woman |