ENGL405: The American Renaissance

7.1: Slavery and the Debate over Abolition

• Resistance and Abolition Page

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  Consider these questions as you read this article: In what ways did Africans resist slavery, and what was the impact of this resistance? Who was involved in anti-slavery movements, and how did the sentiment spread? What arguments did anti-slavery movements use to advance their cause?
  

• The Library of Congress: "Abolition, Anti-Slavery Movements, and the Rise of the Sectional Controversy" Page

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  To better understand abolition, antislavery movements, and the rise of the sectional controversy, read this text, which provides a short overview of abolition with related images from the Library of Congress.