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Slavery During The Civil War By William Lloyd Garrison

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The Civil War, which began in 1861, had the American states divided into 2 parts, and pitted against one another in the name of slavery. Accounts of slavery have viewed the situation as “wicked, cruel, and unjust” (John Brown). However, this view, at the time, was controversial at best, due to the overwhelming fact that the south was in favor of slavery, and the north was appalled by tit. Slavery was their main source of labor in their area that relied on agriculture for production and sustaining financial wealth. The north had mostly factories and industries, and did not require as much manual labor, hence the idea of opposition at the time. This disagreement led to heated arguments between the north and the south, with riots, battles, and other quarrels that slowly separated the country. Writings and other works were published to either defend, or destroy one side of the country’s views. Multiple articles by William Lloyd Garrison were published during his lifetime in an effort to abolish slavery. Garrison himself, along with many others who despised the idea of slavery, claimed to be an abolitionist.The view of the north, very similar to that of the abolitionist. Many disagreed and even discredited the name of the south due to the high contention between to two sides.The action of slavery as seen by …show more content…

He expresses his disgust by calling the act, and very idea, unbearable and inhumane, and constantly opposing it through his writings. "But to enslave, brutalize, scorn and insult human beings solely on account of the hue of the skin which it has pleased God to bestow on them; to pronounce them accursed, for no crime on their part; to treat them substantially alike, whether they are virtuous or vicious, refined or vulgar, rich or poor, aspiring or grovelling; to be inflamed with madness against them in proportion as they rise in

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