How Harriet Beecher And Frederick Douglass Contribute To The Abolition Movement

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Slavery is unarguably repulsive and wrong, Harriet Beecher and Frederick Douglass communicated this profoundly. The abolition movement was initiated in 1800 to end slavery. With all the hate and divisiveness, the abolition movement was one of the causes of the civil war but also put an end to slavery. Even with all the disgust and horrid parts of the movement, people created change like Harriet Beecher and Douglass they both were two of many who contributed to the movement. Harriet being a former advocate for women’s rights moreover a daughter of church leaders and Fedrick Douglass a past slave both were well prepared to lead and inspire people to change or create change. Abolitionists like Douglass and Stowe attempted to inspire abolition reform by being logical. Additionally …show more content…

She created a novel called “Uncle Tom's Cabin” to raise awareness that what inspired her was the legislative act of 1850. For that she wrote, individuals who contribute in any way to slavery are as disgusting as those who use them. “they have to look to the evil among themselves” If people don't see within their faults such as racism they can't blame others for their wrongdoings, as the north does to the south. Additionally, she is educated on religion so she took advantage and used one of the most important things to America to show their hypocrisy. See, then, to your sympathies in this matter! Are they in harmony with the sympathies of Christ? or are they swayed and perverted by the sophistries of worldly policy?” Putting morality over the system. Religion preaches mercy and equality under one God and by asking questions like “Shall the church of Christ hear in silence the taunt that is thrown at them, and shrink away from the helpless hand that they stretch out;...” she is reminding them that they can create a change too, and showing that they forging their principles if they support