It all started in the Northeast region.
the northeast
It all started in the Northeast region.
emancipation
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the abolition mouvement mean no more slaves. the trade of slavery is end.
It was a movement to end the slave trade and set slaves free.
After the total abolition of slavery, a movement started to allow the return to Africa of recently freed slaves. To facilitate this, the country of Liberia was founded.
Slavery, the exploration of the labour of the slaves.
The movement to end slavery was called the "Abolition" movement. The abolitionist with the help of freed and indentured slaves came up with the "Underground Railroad;" which was a system to bring runaway slaves to safe-houses until they could be brought to freedom in the northern states. The act that made it illegal to own slaves was the Emancipation Procalamtion read by Abraham Lincoln.
Antislavery crusaders sought freedom and better treatment for slaves, working to end the institution of slavery and advocating for the abolition of laws that supported it. They also worked towards social and political equality for former slaves after emancipation.
Slaves became free through various means, including escapes, rebellions, legal actions, and emancipation by owners. Some sought refuge with groups or individuals advocating for abolition. The abolition of slavery in the United States was achieved with the Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and the 13th Amendment to the Constitution in 1865.
Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison and other former slaves was involve in the abolition movement.