The Rights of African Americans
The word Abolish means to put an end to something. In the African Americans case, they wanted to put an end to segregation and slavery. The Abolitionist Movement was the African Americans tool to get their opinion descried. Frederick Douglass, Ida B. Wells, William Lloyd Garrison, Harriet Tubman, and many more Abolitionists had their hearts set on abolishing slavery. Tensions had begun to rise among African Americans once slavery started. Abolitionists were not always organized. Most Abolitionists believed that they should end slavery due to religious beliefs and not because of the mistreatment to slaves. African Americans were one of the most restricted races in our country throughout our country's existence. They had no right to vote, right to citizenship, and not even the right to marry freely. African Americans were speaking out against slavery and their discrimination long before the leaders of the Abolitionist Movement were born. Frederick Douglass once said, " “People might not get all they work for in this world, but they must certainly work for all they get.” Douglass was one of the most inspirational and notable speakers throughout the duration of the Abolitionist Movement. He realized that you might not always be doing what you want to, but that does not mean that won't give it one hundred percent in effort. Hard work and dedication will get you many places in life. Many of the Abolitionists could easily refer back to the old saying "Be The Change", which inspired many slaves to become a different and successful human being.
The picture above was
the collection box
for Massachusetts
Anti-Slavery Society.
the collection box
for Massachusetts
Anti-Slavery Society.