Abolitionist Movement
The abolitionist movement describes the acts of like-minded persons who rallied for the call to end slavery in the United States from 1830 to 1870. The efforts of the individuals comprised of a unit called anti-slavery commenced as a religious quest for liberty for the enslaved. At the time, William Garrison and many other leaders in the society inspired the commitment of black church members who were later joined by the whites in acts that sought to encourage the recognition of slavery as immoral. After years of persistence lobbying by Harriet Tubman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, David walker, Susan Anthony, and Frederick Douglas, the abolitionist calls attracted political tensions that lured politicians like Abraham Lincoln to champion the ideals of the movement. His act that made some state to begin abolishing slavery triggered the civil war that resulted in the formation of a united country with freed slaves. Historians refer to the developments as the pinnacle of abolitionism. The events altered the social outlook of the landscape of the united states leading to the conclusion that abolitionism initiated by William Garrison, Fredrick Douglas, Harriet Tubman, and Susan Anthony, Abraham Lincoln and liked-minded individuals aroused political tension that led to the civil war that redefined the history of the United States in the 19th century.
Discussion
An overview of the history of the United States indicates that the abolitionist comprised of persons agitated by the acts of slavery as Harriet Tubman, Susan Anthony, William Garrison, Fredrick Douglas, Abraham Lincoln, and Sojourner Truth. They collectively sought to emulate the ideas used by the opponents of slavery in Great Britain in opposing slavery in the early 19th century (Blackett 2). In the US, the abolitionism campaign initialized in the 1830s lasted at least 40 years. The idea emerged from the quest to champion democracy and ideals that corroborate with the tenets that led to the creation of the united states as a united country. Following the realization that the advancement of the agenda demanded concerted efforts, the proponents of the idea rallied calls for the creation of a union that had freed slaves. The movement progressed as a mission for the recognition of the rights of the freed slave in the states considered the plea of abolition. Harriet Tubman, Susan Anthony, William Garrison, Fredrick Douglas, and Sojourner Truth persisted in their agenda advanced both in the social and political front. After the election of Lincoln that marked a shift in the political landscape, the idea of the unification of union led to a bloody war. The opposing sides sought to determine the fate of the union. In the end the abolitionist triumphed after the caseation of the opponent of slavery.
Fredrick Douglas, Harriet Tubman, Susan Anthony, William Garrison, and Sojourner Truth played an instrumental role in championing the abolitionist ideas. The leaders helped in merging the agenda of different groups like the American colonization society and other people opposed to the mistreatment of blacks as laves. They used their influence in persuading the slaves to rebel against their masters (Ferrell 10). The pioneers of abolitionism also sensitized sections of whites to support the enactment of laws that stabilized the union. While steering the efforts, the champions of slavery enacted the Missouri compromise in 1920 to legitimize the practice in Missouri. The action infuriated the abolitionist whose agenda was to initiate the ideals that united peoples in the creation of a democratic union. The political leaders comprising mostly of the liberals led the lobby for the ratification of the laws to abolish the recognition of slavery. The efforts triggered tensions that led to the civil war that redefined the social outlook of the united states for decades until the turn of the 20th century. According to Foner, the United States ended slavery on the belief that the act was immoral (85). Abolitionists inferred to the constitution, as well as, religious doctrines in proposing the abolishment of the practice.
The outstanding accomplishment of the abolitionist was the abolition of slavery. The US witnessed massive acquittal of the enslaved in the years that followed the signing of the emancipation proclamation. The creation of a union that prohibited the use of slave labour became a reality. The conservative state as Missouri readopted acts that mandated treatment of blacks as whites as equal citizens of the US. The continued persistence in the actions motivated likeminded intellect to support Lincoln in popularizing the ideas that Unified the US. He reiterated the benefits of unity. His message echoed the view of liberals who pave the way for progressivism that defined the end of the mission of the early 19th century. Even though the leaders invoked emotion that heightened division in the society afterward, the contribution of the abolitionist was remarkable in shaping the social, political, and economic landscape of the united states decades afterward. The achievement inspired coordination that relied on the legislative channel in redressing social ills in the society
Before the successes, the impact of the tension between abolitionists and pro-slavery triggered the civil war. The ideas commenced as a social disagreement that escalated into political tensions. The situation worsened with the election of Lincoln, who supported abolitionists’ ideas. The leader aroused the rift that made southerners seek to cease from the union. The conservatives in the area fought for the preservation of acts that disenfranchised blacks (Blackett 55). Nonetheless, the abolitionist agenda prevailed. The nation began to enforce laws that encouraged coexistence amid former slaves and slave owners. The outcome marked the triumph towards the restoration of the principles that guided the founding of the united states. Until to date, historians believe that the mission conceptualized in the 1830s by the likeminded person who championed for liberalization of blacks contributed to the abolition of slavery and later formation of the union.
Conclusion
Abolitionism that begun as an act of like-minded persons as William Garrison, Fredrick Douglas, Abraham Lincoln Harriet Tubman, and Susan Anthony, among others, evoked tension that led to the civil war that redefined the history of the United States in the 19th and early 20th century. The individuals initiated the call to end slavery in the United States from 1830 to 1870. The ideas began as a religious quest that inspired black church members and whites who were later joined by Abraham Lincoln in championing the mission on the political platform. The action that culminated in the sensitization of the public made some states begin abolishing slavery, then triggering a civil war that resulted in the formation of a united country with freed slaves. The combination of the act redefined the outlook of the landscape of the united states; thus, the reason abolitionist attain credit for the creation of a free state pots eighteen century.
Works Cited
Blackett, Richard JM. Building an Antislavery Wall: Black Americans in the Atlantic Abolitionist Movement, 1830–1860. LSU Press, 2002.
Ferrell, Claudine L. The abolitionist movement. Greenwood Publishing Group, 2006.
Foner, Eric. Give Me Liberty! An American History: One Volume. WW Norton & Company, 2016.