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Abolition: the act of abolishing a system or practice or institution (especially abolishing slavery)
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American Anti-Slave Society: Main activist arm of the U.S. abolition movement, which sought an immediate end to slavery in the country.
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David Walker: a free african american who urged blacks to take their freedom by force
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Denmark Vesey: United States freed slave and insurrectionist in South Carolina who was involved in planning an uprising of slaves and was hanged (1767-1822)
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Fredrick Douglass: American abolitionist and writer, he escaped slavery and became a leading African American spokesman and writer. He published the autobiography, The Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, and founded the abolitionist newspaper, the North Star.
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Fugitive Slave Law: Enacted by Congress in 1793 and 1850, these laws provided for the return of escaped slaves to their owners. The North was lax about enforcing the 1793 law, with irritated the South no end. The 1850 law was tougher and was aimed at eliminating the underground railroad.
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Harriet Beecher Stowe: United States writer of a novel about slavery that advanced the abolitionists' cause (1811-1896) Uncle Toms Cabin
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Nat Turner: United States slave and insurrectionist who in 1831 led a rebellion of slaves in Virginia he was captured and executed (1800-1831)
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Peculiar Institution: A euphemism for slavery and the economic ramifications of it in the American South. The term aimed to explain away the seeming contradiction of legalized slavery in a country whose Declaration of Independence states that "all men are created equal". It was one of the key causes of the Civil War.
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Sojourner Truth: United States abolitionist and feminist who was freed from slavery and became a leading advocate of the abolition of slavery and for the rights of women (1797-1883)
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The Liberator: An anti-slavery newspaper written by William Lloyd Garrison. It drew attention to abolition, both positive and negative, causing a war of words between supporters of slavery and those opposed.
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William Lloyd Garrison: 1805-1879. Prominent American abolitionist, journalist and social reformer. Editor of radical abolitionist newspaper "The Liberator", and one of the founders of the American Anti-Slavery Society.
