Category Archives: Antebellum Reform

Frederick Douglass – The Hyprocrisy of American Slavery ( Abolition speech ) 1852

   Frederick Douglass Home, Washington, D.C. Frederick Douglass – The Hypocrisy of American Slavery July 4, 1852 Fellow citizens, pardon me, and allow me to ask, why am I called upon to speak here today? What have I or those … Continue reading

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Antebellum Reform, Abolitionist & Women’s Movements (powerpoint)

     Abolition and Women’s Reform Movement The attached powerpoint provides a brief description of the Antebellum Reform Era of the Abolitionist and Women’s Movement of the mid-19th century.

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Dorothea Dix speaks out on behalf of the Insane (1848) primary source document with guided question

Dorothea Dix Speaks on behalf of the Insane Antebellum reformer Dorothea Dix addresses the Massachusetts legislature about the poor conditions  and treatment of the mentally ill in 1848. Primary source document with a guided question.

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Declaration of Sentiments of the Seneca Falls Convention – 1848 (women suffrage) primary source document w/ reading questions

   Declaration of Sentiments of the Seneca Falls Convention This primary source document marked the beginning of the seventy-year struggle for women’s suffrage as Elizabeth Cady Stanton hosted the Seneca Falls Convention for women in up-state New York. In addition, this … Continue reading

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