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What was the impact of the Fugitive Slave Acts?
Made it dangerous for formerly enslaved people, even in the North, who could be captured and returned to slavery.
Who was Martin R. Delany and what was his impact?
Black abolitionist, Harvard graduate, and Black nationalist; advocated for Black nationhood.
Who was Henry Highland Garnet and what was his impact?
Black abolitionist and minister; supported emigration and co-founded the African Civilization Society.
Who was Edward Wilmot Blyden and what was his impact?
Liberian scholar and diplomat; proponent of Pan-Africanism and African development.
Who was Paul Cuffee and what was his impact?
Wealthy Black Quaker; financed and led a group to Sierra Leone in 1815.
Who was Frederick Douglass and what was his impact?
Powerful anti-emigration voice; believed Black people had a right to prosper in the U.S.
Who was William Lloyd Garrison and what was his impact?
White abolitionist who opposed emigration; believed the U.S. had a moral obligation.
Who was Henry Box Brown and what was his impact?
Famous for mailing himself in a crate to freedom.
Who was William Wells Brown and what was his impact?
A prolific writer and lecturer on abolition while in England.
Who were Ellen and William Craft and what was their impact?
A couple who escaped slavery by disguising Ellen as a white man.
Who was "A Colored Female of Philadelphia"?
Writer of a letter advocating for emigration to Mexico.
Compare Emigration vs. Anti-Emigration.
Emigration: Seeking freedom outside the U.S., belief in unattainable equality. | Anti-Emigration: Fighting for rights within the U.S., belief in birthright citizenship.