As he dressed for a prayer meeting a few days after the killing, John Brown knew what God meant for him. Additional Casting It was on a covert swing through Boston that John Brown finally met William Lloyd Garrison for the first time. It's a Godsend. What the country just said, from the heart of the government, is that slavery is forever. Fern Gnesin Time and again, unimaginable slaughter was eclipsed within months by something even worse. In the years since Angelina Grimk left her home in Charleston, she had moved to Philadelphia and joined her like-minded sister, Sarah. T. J. Healy II California wanted to be admitted to the Union as a free state. On the subject of slavery, I do not wish to write with moderation. His 22-year-old daughter, Harriet, had inherited his views. There was almost no one left to remember the Revolution. Douglass enlisted two of his sons, and even William Lloyd Garrison, the ultra peace man, allowed his first born to join the colors. Nicholas Keeton Getty Images "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." Frederick Douglass (Richard Brooks, audio):It so happened that I was speaking to a large audience in National Hall. George Bearer Abolitionist Strategies Worksheet SHEC: Resources for Teachers He becomes far more radical and far more anti-institutional. The best hope for your people is going to be outside of this country.". Nathan Shifflette Kathryn Stephens Hoping to pacify the South, Congress hurriedly passed a Constitutional amendment protecting the status of slavery forever. Some of them were deeply offended by his support of women's rights. Angelina Grimk (Jeanine Serralles, audio):Can't you just stand here side-by-side with us? Jordan Swenson In Washington, anti-slavery Senator Charles Sumner decried the spread of slavery to Kansas and accused Southerners of "raping and plundering the virgin territory." Wallace James, Jr. Sound Effects/Dialogue Editor But, some made it. There could be little doubt that Brown would follow them. John Stauffer, Historian:The Mexican War ultimately increases the size of the United States by virtually 100 percent. Bringing to life the intertwined stories of Frederick Douglass, William Lloyd Garrison, Angelina Grimk, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and John Brown, The Abolitionists takes place during some of the most violent and contentious decades in American history, amid white-hot religious passions that set souls on fire, and bitter debates over the meaning of the Constitution and the nature of race. The City of Petersburg-Department of Tourism, VA How can you stand in church every week Mrs. Grimk (Crystal Cupp):You must let it be! The abolitionist movement was an organized effort to end the practice of slavery in the United States. A universal panic seems to be drawing nearer than ever before. Edward Covey (Jeffrey Wilhelm):Come on, boy. James Butler III The next day, Douglass heard that federal marshals had arrived at his home, hot on his trail. I urge you. David W. Blight, Historian:The heart of the evangelical Christian's worldview was this idea that the individual can be converted almost immediately. Printing Press Footage Shot by Paul Searle at Type A Press How're you gentleman doing this nice, warm Kentucky day? Season 1 Episode 3, This resource contains 56 questions with a key pertaining to, 53 minute film on Amazon. Frederick Douglass (Richard Brooks):Freedom is a long road, Mr. Brown. Elise Viola, Prop Masters In Charleston, copies were publicly burned, and the mayor warned her mother that if Angelina ever dared visit Charleston again she would be thrown in jail. (Enter your ZIP code for information on American Experience events and screening in your area.). John Gooch Only a few can now tell from actual experience something of the darkness and peril that brooded over the land when the anti-slavery movement was born. R. Mark Hughes, Leadmen The Fine Arts Museums of San Francisco Catherine Middleton, Hair/Makeup Assistants William Lloyd Garrison (Neal Huff, audio):I have labored unremittingly to effect the peaceful abolition of slavery by an appeal to the reason and conscience of the slaveholder. But Angelina found it almost unbearable -- an empire of sin. And I'm sure Angelina had the same response I had in reading, "You're terrible. And Douglass reads this and says, "I'm outta here.". The Abolitionists American Experience - Peacefield History Jeff Clanet Russell Scott, Jr. Douglass! And Douglass had a secret. Why were you raised by your grandmother -- what about your mother? Kareem Washington Narrator:The decision hung like a pall over the abolitionist movement, casting Douglass, most of all, into a deep depression. William Lloyd Garrison (Neal Huff):My dear Mr. Douglass -- join me. Montrece HillSlave Auction Mother Kate Murray I do. As those years of turmoil and hardship passed from living memory into myth, the Union itself came to seem ever more precious. Keith Tyree, Extras Lois Brown, Historian:He uses his time in African American communities and churches, in meetings, to think very deliberately about how to organize his own abolitionist campaign. Garrison would have been even more wary had he known the full extent of Brown's plans. The war! Meanwhile, a few miles outside the city, anti-slavery activists marked the occasion in a very different spirit. Frederick Douglass (Richard Brooks, audio):A free state around me, and the free earth under my feet! But they had exposed the fatal weakness in the Union, and set the nation on course to the gravest crisis in its history. PDF VIDEO: HE ABOLITIONISTS WORKSHEET - State College Area School District David Kruta, Production Sound Mixers I welcome any new mode of attack upon the slave system.". The Abolition Movement was prevalent in the Northern region of America around the beginning of the 1830s. When news of the upheaval reached Washington, President Franklin Pierce -- an ardent Southern sympathizer -- demonstrated the government's resolve. However, slavery had existed in the United States since the founding of the colonies, and some people fought to abolish the practice from the time it was established. William Lloyd Garrison (Neal Huff):What else did you hear? The Abolitionists | American Experience | PBS John Stauffer, Historian:Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 virtually legitimates the kidnapping of free blacks. A key is included to check for accuracy and to provide to Special Education students for differentiation. Sound, Inc. Post Production Assistant Each gave him their heartfelt support. In the 50 years since the Revolution, every Northern state had outlawed slavery. He wanted to effect change directly. Garrison told colleagues that he needed to stay with Helen and the new baby. This viewing guide provides guiding questions for students for Part 3 of the Abolitionists: American Experience and an exit ticket to check for understanding. David W. Blight, Historian:Lincoln calls in these five ministers and he has this back-and-forth with them -- mostly, he gives them a speech. 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. William Lloyd Garrison (Neal Huff):This -- the Constitution of the United States of America -- is the source and parent of all the other atrocities: "a covenant with death, and an agreement with Hell." Angelina Grimk (Jeanine Serralles):I can't let it be! Called by many names, the abolitionists tore the nation apart in order to create a more perfect union. He whipped John again! Melissa-Leigh Nowicki It covers 30 vocabulary words and includes instructive clues that kids will be motivated to figure out. 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. Africans in America | Teacher's Guide - Part 4 | Questions and 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." **************************************************************************. I could not always obey, for it did not satisfy me to simply narrate wrongs; I felt like denouncing them. Norman Outlaw Jeanine Serralles 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 was all they needed. "Whatever political or personal differences have divided us," Douglass wrote, "a common goal makes us forget those differences and strike at the common foe." In 1828 he was 22 years old, newly arrived in the city from his hometown of Newburyport. Zareh Mozian I was a man now. The J. Paul Getty Museum, Los Angeles And if the salt and pepper were next to the person sitting next to you, you didn't ask them to pass it. Manisha Sinha, Historian:This is when the South sort of closes itself completely on the issue of slavery. Donna Jerome Viola Jane Sakowski Bell He had lived among free blacks, had secretly learned to read, and there he had come to hope that slavery might not be eternal. When he left London to return home in the spring of 1847, 1,400 people came to see him off. You must cleave slavery to the ground! It was all she could do to send accounts of home life to her husband, who was working out of town for the summer. Thomas Nowlin Angelina Grimk (Jeanine Serralles, audio):"Respected Friend: It seems as if I was compelled at this time to address you. Narrator:Shields Green and the other captives had already been sentenced to hang. Susan Antonelli Narrator:Frederick Douglass was alone in a terrifying new world. Narrator:By 1835, two years after the formation of the American Anti-Slavery Society, there were over 300 chapters throughout the free states, with tens of thousands of members. Yale University Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Post Production Supervisor Harriet wrote such glowing praise of Charley that her husband was actually disturbed by it. 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. Kevin Kirby Jim Briggs III A volley of insults and allegations appeared inThe Liberator. Tom Dinardo Elissa Meyers, C.S.A. Video Response Worksheets will turn your history lesson into a rich educational experience that keeps students attentive, engaged, and accountable. Matt Nicholas Newspapers across the South celebrated the assault, but when news of the incident reached John Brown's encampment in Kansas, he and his followers were enraged. John Charles Schneider, Special Effects Coordinators Shannon Cain Abolitionist Movement - Definition & Famous Abolitionists - History Frederick Douglass (Richard Brooks, audio):I not only liked, I loved this paper, and its editor. Frederick Douglass (Richard Brooks):What will 22 men do with 100,000 rifles? Angelina Grimk (Jeanine Serralles):I speak the truth in love. But very quickly in the Southern press, Garrison's name started to be associated with Nat Turner's revolt. How can Southerners look at that and say, "Oh these guys are good negotiating partners. First Assailant (Actor):Well, well, here's our little rabbit. Greg French Early Photography