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Harriet Beecher Stowe Visits a Slave State
On a trip to Kentucky in 1833, Harriet Beecher witnessed slavery up close.
Harriet Beecher Stowe Visits a Slave State
A Radical Wedding and a Violent Response
Abolitionists Theodore Weld and Angelina Grimke wed in a "scandalous" 1838 ceremony.
A Radical Wedding and a Violent Response
Violence Against Abolitionists
Abolitionists were surprised by the vehement reactions to their 1835 postal campaign.
Violence Against Abolitionists
A Viral Campaign against Slavery
In 1835, William Lloyd Garrison and Lewis Tappan proposed an anti-slavery campaign.
A Viral Campaign against Slavery
A "transformative moment in history that stems from actions of ordinary individuals."
Why We Made The Abolitionists
William Lloyd Garrison arrives in Boston
William Lloyd Garrison moved to Boston at 22. Abolishing slavery is his main cause.
William Lloyd Garrison arrives in Boston
Women's Voices in the Abolitionist Movement
The Grimke sisters, Angelina and Sarah, lectured against slavery throughout the 1830s.
Women's Voices in the Abolitionist Movement
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