TPT empowers educators to teach at their best. Dana Pacheco I have lost 20 pounds, and am quite thin and weak Narrator:Douglass reluctantly left Garrison in Cleveland, to finish the speaking tour on his own. Jenny Kissoon But I was young and this is very different. Partisans on each side of the struggle perceived a mortal threat: whichever way Kansas went, the territories further west would likely go the same way. Garrison, like everybody, like Douglass, like all the people that have been in tremendous conflict with each other before the war, are in a sense reunited in the war for the Union. If that happened, the balance of power in Washington would shift against the slave states. Zareh Mozian California wanted to be admitted to the Union as a free state. Radicals. Narrator:Many abolitionists wondered if their pacifist ideals were misguided, whether the conflict had entered a new and violent phase. Narrator:It was with a sense of foreboding and hopelessness that Frederick Douglass responded to an urgent summons in August of 1859 from his old friend John Brown. I am in earnest -- I will not equivocate -- I will not excuse -- I will not retreat a single inch -- and I WILL BE HEARD. Jacob WashburnFranky Garrison Elissa Meyers, C.S.A. Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Historian:It's an expos about, of course, the horrible treatment of slaves. But for the remainder of the 1850s, William Lloyd Garrison and Frederick Douglass would not speak to each other. 1800's including; religious reform, education reform, temperance movement, labor reform, women's rights movement, movement, prison reform, and art, music, and culture, 1800's PowerPoint" found in my store. The abolitionist movement that emerged in the early 1830s was combative, uncompromising, and insistent upon an immediate end to slavery. Jarrod Russell Nikita Moyer When I strike, the bees will begin to swarm, and I shall want you to help hive them. Narrator:The Grimks quickly found themselves at the center of a storm. Wisconsin Historical Society Their frustration was growing, and some of them were becoming more militant, but no one in power was listening. That was Garrison! So perish all compromises with tyranny! Overview Abolitionism was a social reform effort to abolish slavery in the United States. Frederick Douglass named his abolitionist newspaper, Sign up for the American Experience newsletter! Charlotte Sudol, Additional Hair/Makeup Erica Armstrong Dunbar, Historian:Douglass needs for slavery to be eradicated, and he needs it to happen as quickly as possible. For Garrison and many other abolitionists, it seemed that the Slave Power might finally suffer a fatal blow. Lincoln had kept his word. This is from Season 1 Episode 2 Year: 2013, This download is made up of thirty questions, which will help your students to better comprehend, . Peter Marziale Try to recover him." We strive to make each one a learning, days and events of February covered in this pack are:Fo, This unit sheds light on six relatively unknown Black, in pre-Civil War America. Though Garrison gave a rousing speech, Angelina's head was turned by a striking young theologian who ran most of the sessions. Douglass had spent much of his youth as a house slave in Baltimore. Then have them write autobiographical tell with of tradition about historical sign whom they must intentional. American Experience is a production of WGBH, which is solely responsible for its content. Margie Mazzei, Key Craft Services Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum American Antiquarian Society Robert Chase Nick DiMartino Joan D. Hedrick, Historian:Leaving Cincinnati allowed Harriet to look back at those 18 years there and to process that experience of the slave riots, Charley's death, the Fugitive Slave Law, and it all came together in a vision. Kurt Gran Owen McCuen As Douglass said, Lincoln's "paper Proclamation must now be made iron, lead, and fire." Montrece HillSlave Auction Mother Besides, I was growing, and needed room. He becomes far more radical and far more anti-institutional. Frederick Douglass (Richard Brooks):Good Lord, man. Narrator:Garrison fled into a back alley, and hid away in a carpenter shop. A universal panic seems to be drawing nearer than ever before. James Brewer Stewart. C. A. Ken Perham For all that, Angelina Grimk never surrendered the vision of a more perfect society in which black and white, men and women, walked together in the ways of God. For Garrison, it was yet more proof that the Republic itself had been corrupted at birth, its original sin implanted in a founding document written largely by slaveholders. By the end of the week, Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel about the evils of slavery had sold 10,000 copies; within two months, 50,000. William Lloyd Garrison (Neal Huff):What a horrible, horrible crime. William, she's the daughter of one of the most famous families in South Carolina. Featured Casting Hundreds of thousands of men, white and black, would be swallowed up in the abyss. It just took it out of its shell. American Slavery As It Iswas a book made up of first-hand accounts of slavery, handbills for runaway slaves, court records, and the words of slave owners themselves. William Lloyd Garrison (Neal Huff):No, no I don't. Re-Recording Mixer As fate would have it, he had come upon the new home of Harriet Beecher Stowe and her family, including a newborn named after the baby they had buried in Cincinnati. Over the years, Brown had attracted a network of abolitionist supporters. The abolition movement sought to end the practice of slavery in the United States. This viewing guide provides guiding questions for students for ALL the Abolitionists: American Experience and an exit ticket to check for understanding. Each gave him their heartfelt support. But that was nothing compared with Frederick Douglass (Richard Brooks):It is never nothing. Dani Scarcella, First Assistant Camera In the years since Angelina Grimk left her home in Charleston, she had moved to Philadelphia and joined her like-minded sister, Sarah. David McCole "All persons," Lincoln wrote, "held as slaves within any State in rebellion shall be then, thenceforward, and forever free." Narrator:The vehemence of the reaction in the South took the abolitionists by surprise. Oh, God, they'll be after all of us. James Brewer Stewart, Historian:And Garrison can sense that this is a way to really make the abolitionist cause incarnate. The Abolition Movement was prevalent in the Northern region of America around the beginning of the 1830s. Within a few years, almost every other Northern state had followed suit. A whole year was pressed into a single day. You may NOT electronically post this product online including to teacher blogs, classroom websites or school networks. Mrs. Grimk (Crystal Cupp):I ask you to leave him alone. A volley of insults and allegations appeared inThe Liberator. All rights reserved. Such conduct grieves me to the heart. Ingrid AlliAunt Hester Jay Hairston Without the abolitionists, the Civil War would not have occurred. In many ways he reflects this for the rest of black America, that while Garrisonian tactics were just, earnest, they simply were not options that he thought would eventually lead to the end of slavery. They're not gonna be hung. Daniel Castle King Anna Davis Saraceno. Christopher James This is disobedience to proper society, to the South, to the church. Dylan Frayser Angelina Grimk (Jeanine Serralles):Mother, it is my duty to bear testimony against Mrs. Grimk (Crystal Cupp):Angelina, mind your own business. William Herndon assured him that he and Lincoln were working to the same end. There is a true partnership that can go forward. Michelle Muller Narrator:As the daughter of one of South Carolina's first families, Angelina Grimk lived in almost unimaginable luxury. Within a year the Anti-Slavery Society had flooded the nation with over a million pieces of abolitionist literature, along with medals, emblems, bandanas, chocolate wrappers, songs, and readers for small children. One thousand eight hundred and three issues, every one set by hand, most by Garrison's own. But in their time together, she managed to drum a fierce Christian conscience into her son. The great postal campaign did not bring about the end of what Southerners called "our peculiar institution." Chandra Tourtelot But they had exposed the fatal weakness in the Union, and set the nation on course to the gravest crisis in its history. Susannah McCarthy William L. Clements Library, University of Michigan It was a tribute to fervent ideals, generosity, and love, to the bitterness and the passions that had moved men and women to bend the arc of history. Narrator:As Douglass'sNarrativebecame a bestseller, he was treated by his British hosts not just as an equal, but as a celebrity. Frederick and Anna clawed their way out of desperate poverty, and built a life for their growing family. Ronald Jenkins, Jr. He called Douglass a liar, and vowed to track him down and send him to the cotton fields of the Deep South. Narrator:Shortly after arriving in Boston, Garrison happened to meet an itinerant publisher who was raising money for his one-man anti-slavery newspaper. "You will receive a zip file which contains a multi-episode bundle of all 3 Video Response Worksheets and Keys in PDF format and access to all 3 TpT Digital Activities for studen. When he left London to return home in the spring of 1847, 1,400 people came to see him off. Every enslaved person in the South was then, thenceforward, and forever free. founded a newspaper in 1821 to spread the abolitionist message. Plunged into poverty, Garrison's mother left her children for years on end as she looked for work. Garrison stood by the embattled sisters, but Weld did not. State of Delaware/Division of Historical and Cultural Affairs Julia Griffiths' editorial skills and business savvy keptThe North Starafloat. David Winston, Gaffers Vanessa Ezersky, Legal Garrison insisted that abolitionists renounce their government, that they withdraw from citizenship and refuse to vote. He hides out at a friend's place in Philadelphia, and in fact he finds out from the telegraph operator in Philadelphia that the president of the United States on down has put out the equivalent of an all-points bulletin. Would this be anything compared with what the slaves endure? Martha Newman & Paul Fouquet, C.S.A. "Here before God," he announced, "in the presence of these witnesses, from this time, I consecrate my life to the destruction of slavery." Each puzzle covers a February holiday, observance day, or winter theme. When Garrison is forced to choose, he chooses abolition over his peace principles. By speaking out in public, he risked capture by bounty hunter. Shelby Crouch My father was a white man -- it was whispered that my master was my father, but of this I know nothing. William Lloyd Garrison (Neal Huff):My dear Mr. Douglass -- join me. Susan Demirjian Southerners perceived a mortal threat, and talked openly of secession. Once Garrison and the other dignitaries had been seated at the pulpit, a black man and his two daughters approached. Early on, Abolitionists used the practice of "moral suasion". Virginia FieldsMary Dutton Walter Craigie But I believe we have enough to achieve our ends -- with your help. It was one of the contentious differences between the North and South that led to the Civil War. Printing Press Footage Shot by Paul Searle at Type A Press At the beginning of October 1856, he left Kansas for the East to gather more money and weapons. On June 2nd, 1854, all Boston watched as hundreds of U.S. Marines, cavalry, infantry, and artillery, along with the county militia and the Boston police, marched Anthony Burns from the jail to a ship waiting in the harbor. Only days after the burning of Pennsylvania Hall, a shaken Angelina moved with Theodore to a rustic farm in New Jersey. Their destination was New Bedford, Massachusetts, a whaling town known as an abolitionist stronghold, with a large population of free blacks and runaway slaves. But the Union had to win, or the Proclamation would mean nothing. 2b. He whipped Douglass mercilessly at least once a week for the first six months, for no reason at all. You're prideful. It became dangerous once again to speak out against slavery. Narrator:On January 1st, 1831, Garrison's long-awaited day arrived. Narrator:The American Anti-Slavery Society came to life the next day, when 63 people signed Garrison's manifesto. Thomas Petersen, Best Boy Electrics It's a Godsend. Third Assailant (Actor):Come on, let's take him down to the others. David Fortino Although fighting for a common cause, abolitionists Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison suffered a major falling out. Fearing an assault on the jail, the sheriff released Latimer, and his master had no choice but to set him free. Simply, sir, we welcome and look upon you as our savior.". State officials could never again take part in the recapture of a fugitive slave. In March of 1843, Massachusetts complied with their demands by passing the Personal Liberty Act. This Video Response Worksheet and Key is based on the PBS documentary series "American Experience - The Abolitionists - Episode 2: 1838-1854." You will receive a zip file which contains a Video Response Worksheet (in both PDF and editable DOCX formats) and a Video Response Worksheet Key (in both PDF and editable DOCX formats). Natasha Mottola, Musicians Pro-slavery forces really have the upper hand. Fotosearch Shawn Jones And a few were quietly wondering whether nonviolence could ever free the slaves. But at the beginning of July, Charley, Stowe's beloved little boy, was taken ill. Joan D. Hedrick, Historian:She called him her summer child. Narrator:With the signing of the Emancipation Proclamation, the war merged with the abolitionist cause. National Archives On the first page of the first issue of his newspaper, Garrison declared, "There shall be no neutrals; men shall either like or dislike me.". William Lloyd Garrison (Neal Huff):What? William Britt Harriet Beecher Stowe (Kate Lyn Sheil, audio):My heart breaks at the cruelty and injustice our nation inflicts on the slave. In the language of scripture, it was "a covenant with death, and an agreement with Hell.". By the winter of 1845, Frederick Douglass had been touring the anti-slavery circuit for four years. TPT empowers educators to teach at their best. The law stipulated that any citizen, North or South, could be rounded up and forced to catch a suspected runaway. Peter Frank The Collection of the Madison County Historical Society, Oneida, NY Michael Marunde The Collection of the Public Library of Cincinnati and Hamilton County Antonio Perez Kemp What the country just said, from the heart of the government, is that slavery is forever. Just a few weeks earlier, the president of the United States had sent a massive detachment of federal troops to Boston, all to return a lone runaway slave to captivity. I read your book, sir. Film Watch Film | Freedom Riders The powerful, harrowing and ultimately inspirational story of six months in 1961 that changed America. Narrator:Through 1847 and 1848, the question of the new territories festered. **************************************************************************. John Brown (T. Ryder Smith):The armory at Harpers Ferry. Yale University Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Post Production Supervisor "My paramount object in this struggle is to save the Union," he announced in August of 1862, "and is not either to save or destroy slavery." The next day, Douglass heard that federal marshals had arrived at his home, hot on his trail. William Lloyd Garrison (Neal Huff):Are you sure? The post-war years would be hard. William Lloyd Garrison felt that he was destined to do great things, but he had no idea how to get there. When the sun rose the next morning, Burns was still in jail, and the city was seething. She had never before visited a slave state. John Brown (T. Ryder Smith):Mr. Douglass! Angelina Grimk (Jeanine Serralles):Did you hear last night? Lance Lemon As soon as he arrived, Douglass set about producing his own paper, naming it after the most potent symbol of the Underground Railroad. Narrator:At dawn the Marines stormed the engine house, capturing Brown and his surviving men. Tony Horwitz, Author:Pottawatomie scares, but also enrages, pro-slavery forces who don't need much incitement to violence. Art Resource, NY Thomas Winston Abolitionists bitterly opposed the war as an attempt to expand slave territory, but they were swept away by a national tide of patriotic enthusiasm. A crowd estimated at 10,000 had gathered outside the Charleston Citadel. Each Google Slide/PowerPoint is a stand-alone lesson, refined over many years to provide students with a wide spectrum of learning experiences. Frederick Douglass (Richard Brooks):You know God's thinking? Jay Fialkov Narrator:Over the next two years, Garrison gradually won adherents to the anti-slavery cause. All those efforts to contain this issue couldn't work any more. The campaign was bearing fruit. Chris King His first experience of slavery would haunt him to his grave. Instead, it triggered a wave of repression throughout the slave states. He and four of the survivors, including Shields Green, were trapped in an engine house at the armory. Angelina Grimk (Jeanine Serralles, audio):Can't you just stand here side-by-side with us? First Assailant (Actor):Well, well, here's our little rabbit. Narrator:President Lincoln himself had suggested that Garrison come to Charleston. As of yet, no white Americans could imagine turning millions of dollars worth of slaves into millions of black compatriots. It's a free soil party committed to the non-extension of slavery. In the 1820s, Charleston's aristocracy was one of the wealthiest societies on earth. What'll you give? Failure to comply is a copyright infringement and a violation of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA). "I will carry the war into Africa," Brown had told his son. Frederick Douglass was born in slavery, escaped to, most influential people of his time. Carol Berkin, Historian:And he writes back to her, "You're young and you have too much pride, and you're not helping the cause." There are 10 lessons and a total of 24 Files in, Immigrants & Reformers Unit. First Assailant (Actor):All right. Derrick Brown The proclamation was the first sign that the president was moving by agonizing steps to a new understanding of the war. We've been telling you for decades that there's a slave power conspiracy out there of presidents, Supreme Court members, of congresspeople, of bankers, of ship owners, to not only preserve but expand this system of slavery until it dominates every aspect of American society and economy." Kevin Hershberger The Metropolitan Museum of Art. What is this? Narrator:With every headline, every petition, every controversy, the abolitionists were dragging the fight over slavery to the center of national life. Image source: Art Resource, NY Jane Samura John Stauffer, Historian:The Mexican War ultimately increases the size of the United States by virtually 100 percent. James Traynor Amanda Deprez J.R. Gettier & Associates, Stills Animation Douglass would write a lament for the movement they had led, for their youth, for the generation that was passing from the scene. But as time goes by, Garrison begins to be swept along by the changing events around him. Only 24 hours removed from slavery, Douglass found himself wandering among the dazzling wonders of Broadway. Angelina Grimk (Jeanine Serralles, audio):I know you do not make the laws but I also know that you are the wives and mothers, sisters and daughters of those who do. Sophia Smith Collection, Smith College / Allen & Rowell Frederick Douglass (Richard Brooks):What do you mean, sir? I feel, my Theodore, that we are the two halves of one whole, two bodies animated by one soul, and that the Lord has given us to each other. Meanwhile, a few miles outside the city, anti-slavery activists marked the occasion in a very different spirit. R. Blakeslee Gilpin, Historian:It is the most popular book and the most influential book in American history. Called by many names, the abolitionists tore the nation apart in order to create a more perfect union. Narrator:Douglass took hope in Lincoln's candidacy, and publicly endorsed him. What are you talking about? How're you gentleman doing this nice, warm Kentucky day? Angelina Grimk (Jeanine Serralles):You know! I only saw her a few times, at night. Frita Walker The pacifist printer chastised Brown for his role in the Pottawatomie killings, and insisted that nonviolence was still the only path to victory. Narrator: For years, John Brown had been trying to divine God's purpose, to make sense of his afflictions. William Lloyd Garrison (Neal Huff):You'll do it then? Narrator:It seemed that the United States was committed to the preservation of slavery. Neither did he have a home, or a family. Rather, she came to understand the pain of mothers she would never know. Narrator:For eight months, Garrison toiled away in almost complete obscurity. Sheldon King As Douglass listened to the proceedings, a friend from New Bedford unexpectedly called on him to speak. And that fight was starting to tear the country apart. Manisha Sinha, Historian:Garrison has hit Douglass below the belt. John Brown (T. Ryder Smith):Come with me Douglass. It was the first time where he could walk down the street and not have someone spit at him, not have someone scowl and call him a nigger. Charleston Library Society, Charleston, SC Abbey Taylor, Location Production Assistants He can bear witness to the true nature of that institution. In a sweeping decision, Taney ruled that Congress had no authority to prevent the spread of slavery to the territories. She was reluctant to get involved, fearing that would bring disgrace to her mother back in Charleston. In 1828 he was 22 years old, newly arrived in the city from his hometown of Newburyport. Jamieson Colgate Garrison was making powerful enemies. It's going to convert millions of Americans, not to being for immediate abolitionism, not to being for racial equality, but for being against slavery. It's not an abolitionist party. Video Response Worksheets will turn your history lesson into a rich educational experience that keeps students attentive, engaged, and accountable. Brian ElderSlave Auctioneer David Graham Carol Berkin, Historian:She was really concerned about the fate of their white masters. Julie Roy Jeffrey, Historian:Angelina's religious search was tortured, tortured, tortured. A key is included to check for accuracy and to provide to Special Education students for differentiation. His eulogy was more than a memorial to one man. And he isn't punished, in part because Douglass standing up to Covey ruins, or at least jeopardizes, Covey's reputation. Freddy Galfus Douglass fled the country for Great Britain. Youre eternally in sin. Special Collections, Lavery Library, St. John Fisher College, Rochester, NY Gathia Gillespie Frederick Douglass (Richard Brooks):Sir, you have no idea -- the entire state of Virginia will rise up against you. Kevin Burger How do you want your children to remember you? Matthew Hanlon Slavery was an incredibly controversial issue and abolitionists were not only risking being fined or arrested, they were also risking their own safety. In 1835 an angry mob destroyed abolitionist . Joan D. Hedrick, Historian:It was a terrible disease. Why were you raised by your grandmother -- what about your mother? Carol Berkin, Historian:The leaders of the movement are on the stage, and as they're speaking, as they're holding their meeting, they begin to hear noise outside, and the noise grows and grows and grows. These children were robbed from me, and I stood desolate. Jodi Hagen Violin These passionate antislavery activistsmen and women, black and white, northerners and southerners, poor and wealthyled the struggle that forever changed the nation. Angelina Grimk (Jeanine Serralles):It is my duty Mrs. Grimk (Crystal Cupp):It is not your duty, Angelina! Narrator:Edward Covey was a farmer back on Maryland's eastern shore who traded on his reputation as a slave breaker. Add highlights, virtual manipulatives, and more. Your slave got it from his slave and gave it to you. This cannot be.". And most significantly, in one sense, any white can be deputized at any moment, day or night, and is required to help round up the suspected fugitive slave. James Brewer Stewart, Historian:William Lloyd Garrison's religious background was not just a background, it was at the core of who he was. I stand before you as a repentant slaveholder. The personal liberty laws set alarm bells ringing throughout the South. On the floor of the United States Senate, Brooks beat Sumner with the gold head of his heavy cane as Sumner struggled to free himself from his desk. In the mid-19th century, the abolitionist movement in the United States sought the immediate emancipation of all enslaved people. TheNew York Globeurged that, "No public building, not even the streets, must be desecrated by such a gathering of traitors." Narrator:For years, John Brown had been trying to divine God's purpose, to make sense of his afflictions. Narrator:By the fall of 1830, William Lloyd Garrison was back in Boston, doggedly pursuing his dream of an abolitionist newspaper.
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