The town hall had many different people represented. There were people who were pro-slavery and anti-slavery.
I’m going to talk about people for were anti-slavery.
The Grimke sisters were very influential. They fought against slavery from a very young age. Abolitionists focused on the moral side of slavery to try and help change people's views.
John Brown was sentenced to death. He and 21 of his men raided a military area and tried to steal guns in order to kill slave owners.
In Delaware, African Americans were not allowed to attend school.
Abraham Lincoln wrote the Gettysburg Address. Slaveholders justified their rights to owning slaves, by baptizing them into their religion.
The Liberator Article was controversial the moment it was released to the public. The Democratic party was deeply divided on the issue of slavery.
In Uncle Tom’s Cabin, he wrote about the horrors of slavery.
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