The peculiar institution of southern slavery was the root of many if not most of the North-South conflicts. Slowly, a movement emerged from these opposing viewpoints. Many abolitionists came forward with extreme passion and sometimes obsession to end slavery. The fight got violent and many branches of reformers of other American ideals were brought together in the battle against slavery. Many free African-Americans, women, and white men were united in the abolitionist movement.
An obvious yet very important group of people that fought against slavery was the freed blacks. Three of the more prominent African-American abolitionists were Frederick Douglass, an excellent orator who bought his freedom
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