I. Review the following:
a. Angelina Grimke - Appeal to the Christian Women of the South (MyHistory Lab, Student Resources, Bookshelf)
b. Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass: An America Slave (MyHistory Lab, Student Resources, Bookshelf)
c. Sojourner Truth- Narrative of Sojourner Truth (MyHistory Lab, Student Resources, Bookshelf)
d. https://rmc.library.cornell.edu/abolitionism/abolitionists.htm
e. https://americanabolitionist.liberalarts.iupui.edu/brief.htm
f. https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/lincolns-abolition/
II. Discuss the Abolitionist Movement in the U.S. prior to the American Civil War. In your essay you must address the following:
a. What were the core beliefs of the movement?
b. What ethical/moral arguments did the abolitionists use in their speeches, writings and/or actions?
c. How did abolitionists address the Pro-slavery arguments?
d. Select one of the prominent abolitionists below:
• Angelina Grimke
• William Lloyd Garrison
• John Brown
• Fredrick Douglass
• Sojourner Truth
1 .How did this individual exhibit Personal Responsibility in the abolitionists cause. You must give a minimum of 2 concrete examples.
2. What ethical/ moral beliefs were the demonstrated by this individual's specific fight?
III. Your essay should be 3- 5 pages in length, double spaced, Times New Roman or Arial 12 point Font ONLY.
IV. You must utilize a minimum of 5 outside sources in the paper. Your textbook and Wikipedia can NOT be sources.