Abolitionismhf09

The underground railroad and abolitionists. -Robert Purvis -father gave anti slavery books-triggered interest in the movement -worked with William Lloyd Garrison to found the American Anti-slavery society -help a safe house/station for run away slaves -house was built with trap door for hiding slaves -1834 tour that raised money for anti-slavery cause and made speeches

-Harriet Tubman -300 slaves to freedom possibly more -brought slaves to safe houses -escaped because she thought they would sell her -white woman helped her -made conductor of underground railroad -has been called the "Moses" of her time -followed the north star to Canada -conductor -19 trips -former slave who bacame conuctor -considered threat to slave system---40,000 reward for her capture

Underground railroad -participants- John Fairfield, Levi coffin, a Quaker, Harriet Tubman -abolitionists are stationmasters-they provide money and their homes -conductor-moved slaves place to place -they posed as slaves- or any other way to help the slaves escape -moved them north to canada because the north became dangerous -left at night -traveled 10 15 miles to next stop -by 19th century 50,000 slaves escaped the south using thye underground railroad -fugitive slaves are called parcels and passengers -

John Fairfield -bacome slave because he helped friends abnd slave in danger of being hurt....led them trough montains. -white conductor of railroad -specialized in broken families -posed as slave traders, slave holder, peddler -staged funeral procession-helped 27 slaves to freedom -went to excessive lenghts to free slaves -"With all his faults and misguided impulses, and wicked ways, he was a brave man ; he never betrayed a trust that was resposed in him, and he was a true friend to the opressed and suffering slave." -killed for working for underground railroad

The presentation will be on how Harriet Tubman and Robert Purvis saw abolition and why the chose to be abolitionists. Also what they did to help slaves escape in the underground railroad. Different parts of the railroad.

Topic:Abolitionism Focus: How the underground railroad fueled the anti slavery act reason for choice---everyone knows about harriet tubman, but there are other importanat abolitionists who had a part in the underground railroad. Thesis- Name Poetry that tells about the word. It uses the letters of the word for the first letter of each line. Poetry that treats a serious subject as humor. The **emotion** which is put within each meter brings it to life.

What do you think of when you think of change to America in the past? How anti slavery changed the world Who had the biggest impact on the

Everyone knows about harriet tubman she was a black slave, who was helped by a white women to escape she later became a conductor of the underground railroad Harriet tubman helped hundreds of slaves escape slavery while following the north star to Canada

But has anyone ever heard of John fairfield.....Robert Purvis These strong aboltionists never truly got their place in history