![]() ![]() Next to them, on the spectrum of antislavery belief, were mainstream antislavery politicians. ![]() And still others, like those associated with Douglass (who also welcomed the participation of women) favored direct involvement with the political process, up to and including voting. Others rejected the direct participation of women and were divided on the question of electoral politics. The Garrisonians welcomed the participation of women and refused to participate in elections under what they condemned as a proslavery Constitution. The main lines of division among the first two groups of abolitionists involved the role of women in abolitionist organizations and the role of electoral politics in abolitionism. There were those who, as the historian James McPherson wrote in “ The Struggle for Equality: Abolitionists and the Negro in the Civil War and Reconstruction,” “agitated for immediate, unconditional, and universal abolition of slavery in the United States.” These were the actual abolitionists, and among them there were at least three divisions: the followers of William Lloyd Garrison and his American Anti-Slavery Society the radical antislavery agitators who broke with Garrison on matters of tactics or belief, like Frederick Douglass and the abolitionists who chose not to join any formal organization. Today, Americans tend to use “abolition” and “abolitionism” as synonyms for “antislavery.” But there was, in actuality, a spectrum of views on slavery and its place within the political economy of the antebellum United States. Here, it’s worth making a brief (and somewhat simplified) explanation of the contours of antislavery beliefs. In particular, Chase stood as one of the exemplars of what has come to be called political antislavery, otherwise known as the effort to end or restrict slavery through mainstream politics rather than social reform or moral suasion. Chase, the Ohio politician and statesman who helped shape American politics in the middle of the 19th century as much as any single man. If you have specific questions or information about content, the website, and applications, please contact us.This week, I finished reading Walter Stahr’s recent biography of Salmon P. However, Get Archive LLC does not own each component of the compilation displayed and accessible on the PICRYL website and applications. Get Archive LLC is the owner of the compilation of content that is posted on the PICRYL website and applications, which consists of text, images, audio, video, databases, tags, design, codes, and software ("Content"). Get Archive LLC does not charge permission and license fees for use of any of the content on PICRYL, however, upon request, GetArchive can provide rights clearance for content for a fee. GetArchive believes there are no usage restrictions or limitations put on content in the U.S. Permission for use, re-use, or additional use of the content is not required. Get Archive LLC, creator of PICRYL, endeavors to provide information that it possesses on the copyright status of the content and to identify any other terms and conditions that may apply to the use of the content, however, Get Archive LLC offers no guarantee or assurance that all pertinent information is provided, or that the information is correct in each circumstance. PICRYL makes the world's public domain media fun to find and easy to use. PICRYL is an AI-driven search & similarity engine. ![]() PICRYL is the largest media source for public domain images, scans, and documents. ![]() The World's Largest Public Domain Media Search Engine ![]()
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