| William L. Garrison |
The end of one era led to an entirely new one; it has now gone from thirteen states to twenty-four. Butler Island was as old as the nation itself; Pierce Butler was to inherit part of the richest family fortune around. His grandfather was a Major and signed the constitution himself; he also helped draft the Fugitive Slave Act. Butler's wife was an abolitionist, however, and urged him to slowly let go of slaves and grant them their freedom. Her name was Fanny Kemble, a famous actress at the time lacks everywhere were affected by slavery, yet there were over 200,000 free slaves in both the North and South combined. William Lloyd Garrison, a white abolitionist, was blamed for the death of David Walker due to his anti-slavery newspaper; he was part of an immense trend of abolitionists that threatened the nation's way of life, it's foundation. Many whites knew that slavery was immoral, but many more thought that to get rid of slavery would cause greater entropy among all citizens and slaves of the nation. What completely rocked the world as they knew it was women and black abolitionists were brought onto and spoke fr the movement; they were given no mercy, however, and were stoned and burned to death. Racial supremacy for the whites was big in those days; employment, citizenship, etc. was valued and given to whites since they were better than everyone else. During the Jacksonian era, slavery was also increased due to the westward expansion; Native Americans were displaced and their land was taken. The more land, the more plantations, the more cotton, and the more slaves. In my opinion, slavery was a difficult issue as it tied into both the Northern industry and Southern tradition, two very vital parts of American life as they knew it.
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