The Abolitionist Movement

Slavery is the act of possessing people as property. For example, a southern white plantation owner forces an african american slave to work without pay and can cause any form or degree of punishment at anytime because that african american is the southern white plantation owner’s slave, meaning that the white person owns the african american and therefore can do anything the southern white plantation owner desires with the slave. This horrendous practice first started in America in 1619 in the american colony of Jamestown, Virginia, where slaves were used by the white settlers to aid in the production cash crops, such as tobacco. Soon, more colonies would be settled and more slaves were forced to work. In fact, by 1860, over seventy percent
This act of trying to abolish slavery is rightfully named abolitionism. Abolitionism was one of the major cultural movements that permeated nineteenth century american alongside feminism, Romanticism, industrialism, and transcendentalism. Although the other major cultural movements were important in their own right, Abolitionism is the most important because it ended slavery and it shows the true horrors of slavery but most importantly, it shaped today’s society.
As stated previously, abolitionism is one of the major cultural movements that permeated nineteenth century America. Furthermore, the goal of the abolitionist movement was to end slavery and racial segregation alike. In order to meet this goal, abolitionists did everything they could and some even went as far as to raid southern towns in hopes to start a rebellion such as John Brown. John Brown was a white american abolitionist who firmly believed that armed insurrections was the only way that slavery could be ended. This can be seen when John Brown said “I am quite certain that the crimes of this guilty land will never be purged away but with blood. I had, as I now think vainly, flattered myself that without very much bloodshed it might be done.” This quote from John Brown shows that John Brown
First off, the abolitionist movement is what brought upon the end of slavery, allowing blacks and other races into society. Second off, America would be less technologically advanced as with slavery, agriculture would have been the economy instead of factories. Finally, America would have the stigma of white dominance and society won't be as diverse as it is