Transcript Radicals and Moderates

Radical vs Moderate Abolitionists
Do Now Question...
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What is an “abolitionist”?
An abolitionist is someone
that wants to abolish, or
end, slavery
Abolitionism refers to the
movement to end slavery
Radical vs Moderate Abolitionists
Moderates...
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Radicals...
Willing to change
things slowly – one
step at a time
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Want drastic change,
quickly – all or
nothing
Prefer political
methods to violence
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Willing to use
violence if that gets
the job done
(sometimes)
Radical vs Moderate Abolitionists
William Lloyd Garrison
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Published The
Liberator
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Called for
“immediate
emancipation” - free
all slaves
immediately
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Is he a radical or a
moderate?
Radical vs Moderate Abolitionists
Frederick Douglass
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Published North Star
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Wanted to use
political methods
(petitions, voting,
laws) to abolish
slavery
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Is he a moderate or a
radical?
Radical vs Moderate Abolitionists
David Walker
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Published Appeal to
the Colored Citizens
of the World
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Argued that slaves
should fight for their
freedom
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Is he a moderate or a
radical?