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== Mary Still, black abolitionist, along with other Philadelphia free women, forms “Female Publication Society” to promote the moral uplift of free and slave African Americans, 1861 == | == Mary Still, black abolitionist, along with other Philadelphia free women, forms “Female Publication Society” to promote the moral uplift of free and slave African Americans, 1861 == | ||
| − | This article shows that the media was utilized by northern abolitionists prior to the civil war in order to discourage slavery. I do not know how effective Still's desire to attack slavery by "wave[ing] majestically the banner of peace, liberty, and equal rights" (Still, 178) actually was. It seems to me that such non-violent methods, while they do raise awareness, is like trying to put out a blazing inferno with a drop of water. On the other hand, because white slaveowners used violent methods to strike fear and intimidation into their slaves and because the average slave-owning family only had a few slaves, it makes sense that if the few slaves of a household tried to fight fire with fire (i.e. violent resistance), it may have proved to be | + | This article shows that the media was utilized by northern abolitionists prior to the civil war in order to discourage slavery. I do not know how effective Still's desire to attack slavery by "wave[ing] majestically the banner of peace, liberty, and equal rights" (Still, 178) actually was. It seems to me that such non-violent methods, while they do raise awareness, is like trying to put out a blazing inferno with a drop of water. On the other hand, because white slaveowners used violent methods to strike fear and intimidation into their slaves and because the average slave-owning family only had a few slaves, it makes sense that if the few slaves of a household tried to fight fire with fire (i.e. violent resistance), it may have proved to be not only futile, but perhaps even fatal. - Seth Mintzer |
== Mrs. Virginia Hayes Shepherd’s memories, 1937 == | == Mrs. Virginia Hayes Shepherd’s memories, 1937 == | ||
