Abolitionism: Frederick Douglas, Moses Brown And William Lloyd Garrison

Abolitionism

Abolitionism was and is a cruel and inhuman act that should not occur today. Slavery was abolished on February 1st, 1865. More than three million slaves were set free after this date. It was abolished in the United States, however, many other countries are struggling with it to this day, and are striving to abolish it. Abolitionism is an important part of our country today because it demolishes the cruelty of slaves, it creates equality among humans, and it retains countries from wars or massacres. Frederick Douglass, Moses Brown and William Lloyd Garrison were three individuals who fought on behalf of this movement.
Frederick Douglass was only one of many abolitionists, however, before he became one, he was a slave himself.

Born in Providence, Rhode Island in 1738, Brown was raised by James and Hope Brown. Soon after his birth, Brown’s father died, and was raised by his Uncle, Obediah Brown. He began to work as an apprentice for his Uncle’s business, Obediah Brown & Co and in 1760 became a full partner of the business. One activity the firm was responsible for was a slave voyage in 1759. After Obediah Brown died, the company was divided between Brown and his three brothers and furthermore was renamed Nicholas Brown & Co. Soon, the company was fully associated with the slave trade, and Moses Brown was part of it. On one voyage with the slave trade, the slaves caught diseases or were killed from unsuccessful revolts. After this voyage, the company’s slave trade business dropped and was not as involved in it as before. Soon the war was approaching and Brown started acting up against the slave efforts. He handed out anti slavery pamphlets and wrote in the General Press against slavery. Brown helped the 1787 passage of the law banning Rhode Islander slave trade. He was also involved in the Providence Society for Abolishing the Slave Trade. Moses Brown had realized how brutal the slave trade was and how he should not have been involved in it earlier in his years. He died in 1836, and his life was remembered as someone who was dedicated to abolishing slavery. He was known as a man who was willing to help slaves on an individual

They all believed that slavery was a cruel and ruthless act that should not continue. These three men helped abolish this act in other countries, and more countries still need the characteristics of these men to help abolish slavery in their own countries. They didn’t only write books and articles about slavery, but also inspired slave owners to quit the act. When slavery was still taking over many countries, humans were considered “subhumans”, were treated poorly and wars or massacres arose because of these tremendous events. Frederick Douglass, Moses Brown and William Lloyd Garrison helped minimized these events from happening and helped demolish it in their own countries. These three men have inspired many people around the world and have helped abolish the act in many