Abolitionists Film Analysis

Angela Grimke‘s was opposed to slavery not because she felt sympathy for the slaves, but because her religion viewed slavery as a sin. Her voice wasn't heard within her family, causing her to leave Charleston move north in 1829. During this time period, choosing to leave and live independently went against the norms of society. When she arrived in the north, she sent William Lloyd Garrison a letter showing her support of his goal of ending slavery. This was beneficial because the AASS had a southern woman who shared their foal for abolition. Angel Grimke appealed to the Christian women of the south, saying that slavery is a sin and god will judge them, but was largely unsuccessful in this attempt. She later published Slavery as It Is, which depicted slavery through their diet, working conditions, clothing, etc.

Frederick Douglass' fight against slavery began when he watched a slave being whipped by her master. This first-hand encounter revealed to him just how violent slavery could be. "No words, no tears, no prayers seemed to move his iron heart. The more she screamed, the harder he whipped." Douglass escaped from his slave master and fled to New York. After he went to a speech of William Lloyd Garrison, Garrison asked him to join the AASS. Douglass was hesitant, as speaking in public could make him a target for recapture, but joined when Garrison told him of the good he could do. Having a slave in the AASS gave the organization teeth, eventually publishing the story of his life. His slave owner tried to recapture him, so Douglass fled to Great Britain. His freedom was bought and he returned to the US because he felt he owed it to his fellow slaves. Frederick Douglass' views on peaceful persuasion were challenged on several instances, such as the Fugitive Slave Law, the annexation of Texas and California along with other territories, and President Lincoln's initial view on slavery, especially when Lincoln told slaves that they were better off returning to Africa.

William Lloyd Garrison had a difficult childhood; his father left his family when he was two and his mother left to find work, leaving him struggling with poverty. He was a person of strong faith, which is why his spent his life fighting for abolition. He had few allies and little money to his