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The Second Great Awakening

The Second Great Awakening . The Second Great Awakening. 1820-1859 Protestantism was revived in North America Equality among all – Activists Frederick Douglass advocated equality for women and slaves. Frederick Douglass . Jennifer Quaglia Ali Johnson. Biography.

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The Second Great Awakening

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  1. The Second Great Awakening

  2. The Second Great Awakening • 1820-1859 • Protestantism was revived in North America • Equality among all – Activists • Frederick Douglass advocated equality for women and slaves

  3. Frederick Douglass Jennifer Quaglia Ali Johnson

  4. Biography • Full name: Frederick Augustus Washington Bailey • Born February 1818 in Maryland • Mother: Harriet Bailey • Education – Taught himself to read • Worked as a slave in Maryland, became a field hand, and then worked as a ship builder.

  5. Biography, continued • Two escape attempts: First was a failure, the second a success • Anne Murray, Helen Pitts • Had three sons and one daughter • Death in 1895

  6. Abolitionist Movement • Early 1830s • Anti-American Society founded in 1833 • Inspired by religious principles and republican ideology • Religious Abolitionists • Political Abolitionists • Radical and Militant Abolitionists

  7. Abolitionist Contributions • Autobiography Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave, Written by Himself • Did not assume the Constitution was a pro-slavery document • Did not advocate the dissolution of the Union

  8. Abolitionist Contributions • Conferred with Abraham Lincoln • Recruited Northern blacks for Union Army • Underground Railroad • Lectured against Slavery in England

  9. Effect of his Contributions in the Abolitionist Movement • Changed the way in which the Civil War was viewed • Publicized the abolitionist movement

  10. Effect of his Contributions to the Feminist Movement • One of the only men who represented women’s rights • Set precedent for other abolitionists

  11. Works Cited • Marck, John T. "Frederick Douglass." About Famous People. N.p., n.d. Web. 13 Mar. 2012. <http://www.aboutfamouspeople.com/article1006.html>. • Blight, David W. "Frederick Douglass, 1818-1895." Documenting the American South. University of North Carolina, 2004. Web. 21 Mar. 2012. <http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/douglass/bio.html>. • "Second Great Awakening." American Centuries. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, 2008. Web. 21 Mar. 2012. <http://www.americancenturies.mass.edu/people_places/ view.jsp?itemtype=3&id=24>. • Douglass, Frederick. "Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave." Etext. University of Berkeley, n.d. Web. 22 Mar. 2012. <http://sunsite.berkeley.edu/Literature/ Douglass/Autobiography/>. • Douglass, Frederick. "The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro." Africans in America. Web. 22 Mar. 2012. <http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part4/4p1539>. • "A Short Biography of Frederick Douglass." Frederick Douglass. Fremarjo Enterprises, n.d. Web. 22 Mar. 2012. <http://www.frederickdouglass.org/douglass_bio.html>. • McKivigan, John R. "A Brief History of the American Abolitionist Movement." American Abolitionism. N.p., n.d. Web. 22 Mar. 2012. <http://americanabolitionist.liberalarts.iupui.edu/brief.htm>.

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