AAAD 150 1nd Edition Lecture 7 Outline of Last Lecture I. Emancipation and Civil RightsOutline of Current Lecture II.Free Black People at Work III. American Colonization Society IV. Frederick Douglas Current LectureFree Black People at Work - Anthony Benezeto White quaker and abolitionist o Organized the world’s first anti-slavery society in 1775o Fought for the idea of all men being created equal - Former Slaves in American Revolution o Crispus Attucks was the first to join the American cause and died in the Boston Massacre of 1770o Peter Salem is seen in a white artist’s painting fighting at Battle of Bunker Hillo George Washington offered slaves freedom in exchange for enlistment \- Toussaint L’Ouverture o Led the first slave led revolution in Haitio Literate, Catholic and coachmen by trade o Able to defeat French, Spanish and Great British forces o Created the second democratic country in the Americas American Colonization Society - Movement that wanted free black to be moved back to Africa - Founded by prominent whites and believed that the United States was solely for whitemen - They were opposed by the Negro Convention Movement - Dred Scott Decision o Traveled to free territory to try to sue for freedom These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor’s lecture. GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes, not as a substitute.o Chief Justice Taney denied the request o Created a lot of anti-slavery elements in the Northo Superseded by Civil Rights Act o Seen as worst decision made by United States Supreme Court Frederick Douglas - Originally Frederick Bailey (Douglas once freed)- Antodidi- He taught himself how to read and write - Arguably one of the greatest orators of all time - Originally did not support Abraham Lincoln (suffrage)- Referred to Lincoln as America’s “greatest president”- Inspired by William Garrison, creator of “The
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