Town Hall

In class we had to present on pro and anti-slavery activist from before and during the Civil War. Here are some of the people we learned about.

John C. Calhoun: He was an American politician and states men. He was pro slavery and was the 7th vice president of the United States.

Angelina Grimke: One of the only white southern women to take part in the abolition movement. She was born into a high-class family and saw the horrors of slavery first hand. Later on, in life this would motivate her to join the abolitionist movement and women’s suffrage.

John Tyler: Was a pro slavery advocate from Virginia. He was the 10th president of the United States and served from 1841-1845.

Sojourner Truth: Was an African American and an escaped slave. She fled from her bondage with her infant daughter in 1826. She never learned how to read or wright but had people transcribe her words for her. She was also a major force in the women’s rights movement.

John Hammond: A pro slavery advocate and a planter from South Carolina. He was a united states representative from 1835 to 1836. He also served as the 60th Governor of South Carolina from 1842 to 1844.

de Tocqueville: A French aristocrat who wrote a book on American culture during the 1800s. He was anti-slavery but because he saw it as a blight on society. He still believed in the superiority of the white race.

Henry Clay: Was an anti-slavery advocate and representative from Kentucky. He helped pass the “Grate Compromise” which is now credited with holding off the civil war for several years.

William Lloyd Garrison: A prominent American Journalist and social activist. Started the now famous pro civil rights paper the liberator in the 1830s.

Jefferson Davis: Pro slavery advocate, who served as the only president of the Confederate States of America. He represented Mississippi in the house of representatives before the war.

John Quincy Adams: 6th president of the United States, and was strongly anti-slavery. He only served one term as president from 1825-1829.

John Breckenridge: A member of the Democratic party and pro slavery. He was the 14th youngest vice president of the United states and served from 1857-1861

Frederick Douglass: Major anti-slavery advocate. He escaped from slavery in Maryland and would latter go on to be a statesmen and writer.