Ryan M Madden
The Impact of the Abolitionist Movement in America
Research Questions:
1.
Who were abolitionists?
2.
What effect did the abolitionist movement have on the political climate in 1800s America?
3.
How are we still feeling the effects of the abolitionist movement today?
Thesis Statement:
Slavery in early America was supported due to the financial benefit and greatly affected the formation of colonial America. The abolitionist movement was the formation of ideas which supported the outright abolishment of slavery. How are the effects of the abolitionist movement are still being felt throughout America today?
Sources
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1. Needell, Jeffrey D. “‘THE ABOLITIONIST MOVEMENT OF 1879-1888. LESSONS FROM A POPULAR REFORM MOVEMENT.’” Almanack
, January 8, 2021. https://doi.org/10.1590/2236-
463326ep00320
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This article goes into good detail about the effects felt from the abolitionist movement, but lacks in showing what led up to the efforts.
2. “Abolitionist Movement | Encyclopedia of African-American Politics - Credo Reference.” Accessed November 27, 2022. https://search-credoreference-com.ezproxy1.apus.edu/content/entry/fofap/
abolitionist_movement/0
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The article goes into detail about the causes and effects of the movement, and also speaks to the fact that this is the first example of an interracial social movement in the new America. This article is well rounded but lacks in showing great detail as to the effects of the abolitionist movement in present day.
3. “Abolitionist Movement | Encyclopedia of African-American Politics - Credo Reference.” Accessed November 27, 2022. https://search-credoreference-com.ezproxy1.apus.edu/content/entry/fofap/
abolitionist_movement/0
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This article does not give any detail as to the present day effects of the movement but does an excellent job of showing the evolution of thought toward the establishment of slavery in early America.
