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What impact did anti-slavery groups have?

Anti-slavery groups had an impact in bringing slavery to an end. There were several anti-slavery groups that existed in the 1800s. William Lloyd Garrison founded the New England Anti-Slavery Society and the American Anti-Slavery Society. His newspaper, called The Liberator, advocated for freeing the slaves. His newspaper spread the word about ending slavery.


Sarah and Angelina Grimke grew up on a plantation as daughters of a plantation owner. When they got older, they spoke about and lectured about ending slavery. They wrote a book titled American Slavery As It Is. They also freed some slaves they received when their mother died.


Harriet Tubman, Fredrick Douglass, and Sojourner Truth also were part of the anti-slavery movement. Fredrick Douglass wrote an anti-slavery newspaper called the North Star. Sojourner Truth spoke against slavery. Harriet Tubman was involved with the Underground Railroad. This was an organized method to get slaves from the South to freedom in the North.


The efforts of the people in the anti-slavery movement helped bring attention to the evils of slavery. These people helped to convince more people to work to end slavery.

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