The Underground Railrod And The Abolitionist Movement

All people. regardless of race, religion, or gender, are human beings, they should be treated fairly and equally, although even in modern society, that is unfortunately often not the case. Peaceful resistances help shape our nation as a whole, and bring us together in a way that created a more diverse and understanding culture. While there will always be people who refuse to accept changes like this, civil disobedience leads to the betterment of society and more equality for everyone by making people more aware of the problems at hand.

Have you ever hear or read about these three articles called “ How Jackie Robinson Changed Baseball “ , “ The Underground Railroad “ , and “ The Story of Ida B. Wells “ ? If you haven’t well you will hear about them right now . These stories are actually kinda inspiring. Jackie Robinson was known for changing baseball.

Reading the book, The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead depict the life of Cora as she travels on the underground railroad. On her travels the trains make certain stops or should I say certain states like South Carolina, North Carolina, Tennessee, etc. These states represent or symbolize the problems slaves had to face while trying to pursue freedom on the Underground Railroad. These problems can range from being whipped to death, or the master having unconsent sex with the male slave’s wife. Reading these chapters in this novel helped shaped on how slaves told about their life problems in a narrative way

The Underground Railroad Have you ever wondered what kinds of codes were used in the Underground Railroad? Or the way experiences affected the slaves? Or what Harriet Tubman did? Well in this paper each of these questions will be answered.

By the early 1800’s, contempt for slavery had grown amongst the American public and many individuals decided to take action. The Underground Railroad and Abolition Movements were the two largest groups that fought against the establishment of slavery in the United States. While the Civil War officially ended slavery, The Underground Railroad and the Abolitionist movement were successful only because they worked together. While they are often intertwined in their efforts, the Underground Railroad was focused on freeing slaves, and the Abolitionist Movement was focused on winning public opinion.

Douglass’s influence for the Underground Railroad also reflected in his book and newspaper. For example, he pointed out his position against the revealing of Underground Railroad clearly in his Narrative book, which published in 1845. He said, “ I, however, can see very little good resulting from such a course [revealing the secret of the Underground Railroad system], either to themselves or the slaves escaping; while, upon the other hand, I see and feel assured that those open declarations are a positive evil to the slaves remaining, who are seeking to escape”. (7, 87). Keeping the conductors in dark protected both the agents and the slaves, and Douglass was very serious about it.

Read Text #1: “Abolitionists--The Underground Railroad.” Summarize Text #1: “Abolitionists--The Underground Railroad.” Think: What text structure is this? What is the main idea and 2 supporting details? The main idea of the Underground Railroad is how grateful slaves were to have a escape in\on the UNDERGROUND RAILROAD.

History Slavery DBQ Slavery is the ownership of a person or persons. Slavery in the United States was the legal institution of human chattel enslavement, primarily of Africans and African Americans, that existed in the United States of America in the 18th and 19th centuries. In the 1800's slavery was a key issue that divided our state into two territories. the government had ideas on how to deal with slavery but their ideas were different from individuals and groups. the actions taken by the federal government and the Abolitionist Movement helped shape our history and the freedom and rights of African-Americans.

Abolitionists told the truth about slavery and how bad it was. They risked it all to save the slaves by hand or writing about the truth of slavery, letting people know what it was and why it was bad for our country. They risked their own lives for the United States future. Two governments fighting over one state. Capitals 200 miles between each other.

Instead, it was a network of safe houses and people run by abolitionists. The abolitionists ranged from Black people, enslaved people, White people, and Indigenous people to Quakers, Methodists, Baptists, Americans, and Canadians. The abolitionists tried many different methods in order to stop slavery in the United States. First, newspaper editors who were abolitionists published sections of the newspaper preaching about anti-slavery. Abolitionist Poets/Authors talked about slavery in their poems/art.

Groups like the New England Anti-Slavery Society were created to give awareness of the horrors involved with slavery. The abolition movement also gave way to prominent abolitionist like William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, and Harriet Beecher

Literature is often credited with the ability to enhance one’s understanding of history by providing a view of a former conflict. In doing so, the reader is able to gain both an emotional and logistical understanding of a historically significant event. Additionally, literature provides context that can help the reader develop a deeper understanding of the political climate of a time period. Within the text of The Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead’s, the use of literary elements such as imagery, metaphor, and paradox amplifies the reader’s understanding of early 19th century slavery and its role in the South of the United States of America. Throughout the novel, Whitehead utilizes a girl named Cora to navigate the political and personal consequences of escaping slavery, the Underground Railroad, and her transition

The novel The Underground Railroad by Colson Whitehead is full of ahistorical elements. In a book about slavery in America, his use of ahistorical elements results in a commentary on racial discrimination and abuse in a unique, narrative way. He portrays every state differently, using each of them as an example of a different type of discrimination. South Carolina is represented as a “progressive” and modern state, with new and innovative ideas on how to treat slaves. It even has the Griffin Building to represent its modernism, even though that wasn 't built historically until 1910.

During the Age of Reform in New Jersey, the African Methodist Episcopal Church as well as black and white citizens established an unofficial Underground Railroad to facilitate fugitives with escape routes and safe houses (Thesis). During the time period before the Civil War, tensions were rising between abolitionists and slave owners. The free African-American community, whether it’s Quakers, or members of the AME Church, wanted to end slavery and help slaves escape from their cruel and abusive masters. Some members of the white community were also against slavery, including Quakers and other Christian religious groups. Doctor John Grimes and the Grimes family were Quakers and active members of the anti-slavery movement.

Literature is often credited with the ability to enhance one’s understanding of history by providing a view of a former conflict. In doing so, the reader is able to gain both an emotional and logistical understanding of a historically significant event. Additionally, literature provides context that can help the reader develop a deeper understanding of the political climate of a time period. Within the text of The Underground Railroad, by Colson Whitehead’s, the use of literary elements such as imagery, metaphor, and paradox amplifies the reader’s understanding of early 19th century slavery and its role in the South of the United States of America. Throughout the novel, Whitehead utilizes a girl named Cora to navigate the political and personal consequences of escaping slavery, the Underground Railroad, and her transition from the title of fugitive to freed. Cora’s ability to convey descriptions of events both tragic and hope-filled such as the dehumanization of slaves or the truth of freedom, while utilizing literary elements, create an emotional understanding of the 1800’s of the United States.