While the slave trade is a history that is often difficult to read about, or study, it is also an important one. For, there have only been a few slaves which have been able to provide documentation on the life and times of that era. Still, in many cases, it is the only slavery biography available as to the atrocities committed against slaves in the 17 and 1800s.
While there were some well known high profile individuals born into slavery whom have shared many of those stories, few were left behind by the original slaves. For, in many cases, none of those individuals were taught how to read or write. Rather, many spent long hours working on farms and picking cotton in the hot sun without pay.
One of the most well known individuals to work for the freedom of slaves is that of William Lloyd Garrison. According to author Jim Powell, Garrison was one of the greatest publicists and writers during that time. For, while others had attempted to work towards an end to the atrocities taking place, there was no actual Abolitionist movement until after Mr. Garrison was born.
While there have been several films, movies and miniseries related to the slave era, most have overlooked at least some aspect of that time. For example, most never talk about how slavery almost came to an end in the late 1700s. In fact, many Northern states had already started abolishing the slave trade shortly before the cotton gin was born.
The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 increased the amount of fertile ground on which cotton could be grown. As such, it was this new and fertile land which caused a rise in the number of slaves. Most reports suggest that while there were approximately five hundred thousand slaves in the 1700s, there were more like four million at the time of the American Civil War.
Later, when Garrison started fighting for the release of these individuals, there were two views with regards to a possible outcome. One being that slaves would be set free without pay and could either stay on as farm workers in exchange for room board, basically meaning nothing changed. Whereas, the other would be that, individuals once released would be sent back to Africa.
While Garrison was the first to be successful when it comes to creating an actual political movement to free the slaves, the publicist often gets little credit for doing so. For, most often the credit is given to President Abraham Lincoln when it comes to freeing the slaves. It should be noted that while the president provided the emancipation proclamation, it was the work of Garrison, the abolitionist movement and congress whom actually agreed that freeing the slaves was the right thing to do.
While this is the case, the many articles and other stories published in the abolitionist newspaper "The Liberator, " no doubt had an impact on the success of the movement. For, even the well known author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin, " and others of that time were happy to see an end to slavery. As such, it is more than likely that "The Liberator, " Mr. Garrison and members of congress had more to do with freeing the slaves than did President Abraham Lincoln.
While there were some well known high profile individuals born into slavery whom have shared many of those stories, few were left behind by the original slaves. For, in many cases, none of those individuals were taught how to read or write. Rather, many spent long hours working on farms and picking cotton in the hot sun without pay.
One of the most well known individuals to work for the freedom of slaves is that of William Lloyd Garrison. According to author Jim Powell, Garrison was one of the greatest publicists and writers during that time. For, while others had attempted to work towards an end to the atrocities taking place, there was no actual Abolitionist movement until after Mr. Garrison was born.
While there have been several films, movies and miniseries related to the slave era, most have overlooked at least some aspect of that time. For example, most never talk about how slavery almost came to an end in the late 1700s. In fact, many Northern states had already started abolishing the slave trade shortly before the cotton gin was born.
The Louisiana Purchase in 1803 increased the amount of fertile ground on which cotton could be grown. As such, it was this new and fertile land which caused a rise in the number of slaves. Most reports suggest that while there were approximately five hundred thousand slaves in the 1700s, there were more like four million at the time of the American Civil War.
Later, when Garrison started fighting for the release of these individuals, there were two views with regards to a possible outcome. One being that slaves would be set free without pay and could either stay on as farm workers in exchange for room board, basically meaning nothing changed. Whereas, the other would be that, individuals once released would be sent back to Africa.
While Garrison was the first to be successful when it comes to creating an actual political movement to free the slaves, the publicist often gets little credit for doing so. For, most often the credit is given to President Abraham Lincoln when it comes to freeing the slaves. It should be noted that while the president provided the emancipation proclamation, it was the work of Garrison, the abolitionist movement and congress whom actually agreed that freeing the slaves was the right thing to do.
While this is the case, the many articles and other stories published in the abolitionist newspaper "The Liberator, " no doubt had an impact on the success of the movement. For, even the well known author of "Uncle Tom's Cabin, " and others of that time were happy to see an end to slavery. As such, it is more than likely that "The Liberator, " Mr. Garrison and members of congress had more to do with freeing the slaves than did President Abraham Lincoln.
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