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= Name:John White = My name is John White and I am 35 years old. I live in Spartanburg, South Carolina and I have lived here since 1820. I am an abolitionist which means I am against slavery and I think that slavery is wrong. I feel everyone should be treated equal and I feel something needs to be done so everyone will.

= A page from the journal of an abolitionist. = = =

Entry Number 1: Who was Denmark Vesey and what do I think of him?
== I would like to introduce you to Denmark Vesey. Denmark Vesey was born in 1767 an he was an African American slave. Denmark Vesey name was Telemaque before he was bought by Captain Joseph Vesey in 1781. In 1799, Vesey won $1500 playing the lottery. He used $600 of the the money he won to buy his freedom and went to work as a carpenter. == == After buying his freedom Vesey planned one of the largest slaves revolt in the United States but the revolt never happen. Some people in Charleston, South Carolina heard what he was planning to do. He believed that God had called him to be the person that freed the slaves. Vesey began to go around asking blacks to join the revolt. He gathered 9,000 blacks to be a part of his revolt. Denmark Vesey planned for the revolt to take place at night on July 14. On May 25, Peter Prioleau told his master that a revolt was being planned to take place. Peter's master told the mayor a revolt was going to take place. On July 2, 1822 Denmark Vesey was hanged with five other leaders. ==

== I think Denmark Vesey was a very brave man to organize a slave revolt and to get people to join him. I feel that slavery was wrong and I feel that Denmark Vesey was really trying to free the slaves. Also I feel that everyone should had freedom and there should have been no slaves. I think Denmark Vesey did a good job attempting to free the slaves. ==

Entry Number 2: Who was Harriet Tubman and what do I think of her?
==Harriet Tubman was born in 1820 as Araminta Ross. During the Civil War Tubman was an abolitionist, humanitarian, and a Union spy. Harriet Tubman was born into slavery and she freed herself from slavery. == ==Harriet Tubman went on thirteen trips to rescue over seventy slaves using a network called the Underground Railroad. Tubman helped John Brown gather men for his attack at Harpers Ferry and after the war she fought for women's suffrage. Tubman lived in Dorchester County, Maryland as a child and was beaten and whipped by different people that had owned her. Early in her life she suffered from a wound on her head caused by an angry slave owner trying to hit another slave but the heavy metal weight hit her.In 1849, Tubman lefted Maryland and escaped to Philadelphia then she came right back to Maryland to get her family. Harriet Tubman helped freed slaves find work and helped them escaped from slavery. == ==I think Harriet Tubman was a very brave women to escape from slavery. I feel that slavery was wrong and I feel Harriet Tubman did a good job freeing the slaves. Also I think Harriet Tubman was a hero because she helped so many slaves free themselves from slavery. == (image from www.freedommarchives.org)



Entry Number 3: What was the Underground Railroad and what do I think about it?
== The Underground Railroad was a system used during the 19th century by the black slaves. Black slaves used the Underground Railroad to escape to free states and Canada. 30,000 people escaped using the Underground Railroad. The Underground Railroad was very busy between 1810 to 1850. The abolitionists helped the slaves escape to freedom. Harriet Tubman escaped many times using the Underground Railroad. Levi Coffin was a quaker and she helped 3,000 slaves escape from slavery. The Underground Railroad was not underground and it was not a railroad. == == I think the Underground Railroad was a good system for the black slaves to use. I feel that slavery was wrong and it help the slaves escape from slavery. Also I feel that everyone should had freedom and the Underground Railroad led a lot of slaves to freedom with the help of a lot of people. == (image from www.shunpiking.com)

Essential Questions
==1. How does one's understanding of slavery affect his understanding of the people and events of the 1850s and 1860s? I think if a person is an abolitionist they will understand the people and events of the 1850s and 1860s different from a person that is for slavery.I think it also depends on your views of slavery how well you understand the people and events of the 1850s and 1860s. ==

==2. Why would slavery ever be condoned in the United States? I think slavery was a part of the way of life in the South and slaves were used for cheap labor to produce the goods that were needed like cotton. Thats the reason I think slavery would not ever be condoned in the United States. == ==3. Was the Civil War the only means to end slavery in the United States? No,the Civil War was not the only means to end slavery in the United States because I think the ammendments helped ended the slavery in the United States. ==

==4. What are some of the long-term effects of slavery that are linked to the people and events of the past? People still are not treated equal today in the United States are some of the long-term effects of slavery. Also people not having freedom is a long-term effect of slavery. ==