Slavery And The Treatment Of African Americans During The 1800s

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During the 1800’s Americans faced many reforms and new ways of thinking about social, political, and economical standings. A specific reform that was influenced by all three categories was slavery and the treatment of African Americans. During this time, slavery was common throughout the south in particular crop fields. Predominately among the North people were realizing that slavery was wrong and that no human should be treated that way. The protest of slavery and demand for emancipation was distributed through various publications and letters. The Liberator which was a national publication found in 1831 by Bostonian William Lloyd Garrison helped spread the information about slavery (Roark, James L; Johnson, Michael P; Cohen, Patricia Cline;