What Did William Wilberforce Accomplish In Life

After the Civil War granting African Americans their freedom, Frederick Douglass became a political activist against the institution of slavery. He combined his efforts with John Brown, an abolitionist, engaging in strong minded debates in figuring out whether the U.S Constitution was proslavery, antislavery, created for the well being of all men or only white men. Douglass gained the knowledge of political reform and how to go about movements, in his case, abolition movements, and later on assisting in women rights movements. He learned that being looked upon in politics, as an intelligent and well-respected individual without pursuing force would be the best way to gain his victory. His goal was to persuade the American public opinion against slavery, while praising democratic freedom and progression of American principles, reaching audiences of all sexes and races. He also pointed out

The Civil War was a time full of many sad and terrible things. One of the most terrible things was slavery. Slavery was a big issue during the time. It was something many people argued about and the abolishing of it even became the goal of the Civil War. People who opposed slavery, abolitionists, fought and spoke out against slavery throughout the country. Some were more successful than others. I believe wasn’t successful as other abolitionist during his time because he was too quick to anger, he was probably insane; and he was financially irresponsible.

From his life as a slave to his escape and support of the abolitionist movement to even his attack on segregation, Frederick Douglass was the true embodiment of the abolitionist movement. Of course, there were other important abolitionists as well such as John Quincy Adams and Arthur Tappan. Despite their importance, John Quincy Adams had only fought for the abolitionist movement late into his life, and Arthur Tappan had donated large amounts of money while also writing some Abolitionist articles. Yet neither of them were able to get the public’s support like Frederick Douglass had, making him the most important figure in the Abolitionist

Frederick Douglass realized that he had to take matters into his own hands and help gain voting rights for African Americans without the help of President Lincoln. It takes a lot of ambition to seperate yourself from President Lincoln. Douglass gave a speech in Rochester, New York, about the hypocrisy of the 4th of July. Even though he was nervous to be in front of the audience, he was still determination to get his point across to the them. In the speech, Frederick said, “He who could address this audience without a quailing sensation, had stronger nerves that I have” (Douglass 169). Despite the fact that he was nervous to be giving the oration, he knew that this would help the chances of slaves being freed. His tenacious nature gave him the motivation to give the speech. Frederick Douglass was known as a great writer and abolitionist. After African Americans were freed, Frederick did not stay complacent, he continued to work hard in order to achieve his goal, which was to abolish slavery for good. Douglass, “set his powerful ideas and commanding speaking voice to the task of ending slavery” (Douglass

During the 1780s and 1790s Reverend John Newton, preached against the horrors of slavery and spoke of his participation in the slave trade. He converted William Wilberforce, a member of Parliament, worked with Thomas Clarkson and Granville Sharp to end the slave trade. Through their writings speeches and meetings they spread knowledge of its evils. They proceeded to join the efforts of English Quakers and in 1806 they successfully convinced Parliament to abolish the slave trade. Elizabeth Coltman Heyrick's (an English Quaker) tract Immediate, Not Gradual Abolition published in 1824, helped transfer the ideas of British antislavery across the Atlantic. Inspired, William Lloyd Garrison took her idea and added his own of not compensating slave owners. He also supported full rights of citizenship for slaves and that they be allowed to remain in the country.

He was able to start movements and inspire thousands with the simple sound of his voice and the intellect of his words. He came from nothing not even owning his own body, put through trials and tribulations gained freedom and even bought his own land. However, despite his own struggles, he continued to fight for those around him. Douglass fought against inequality in whatever form it took, regardless of the benefit it yielded him. He became a great inspiration and idol of many, who led thousands in the fight for their freedom and search for equality. Frederick Douglass dies in 1895 of a heart attack at his home, Cedar Hill, in Anacostia. Earlier that day he had made an appearance at the National Council of Women, where despite declining an invitation to speak, received a standing ovation simply for his appearance. Frederick Douglass had accomplished countless victories in his life, and til his last day fought for equality and earned a reputation and admiration which have made him long remembered past his death over a century

Williams was the first to serve as a model that tolerated the separation of church and state affairs. Which is not present today in America. Because Williams tolerated the separation of the church and the state the first amendment came into place. People can now worship whoever they choose and if they choose not to then it is okay too. Williams believed in religious toleration which impacted the American Society a great deal.

Frederick Douglass’s books and speeches had led to the division of the North and the South. During the Civil War Douglass had been a strong believer in the Union. He had even convinced Abraham Lincoln to let African Americans enlist in the army. He had put up recruitment posters saying “Men of color, to arms.” He had been convincing Lincoln of black rights from the start of the war. Even though at the end of the war slaves had earned their freedom, they were still discriminated against.

Whitfield had multitudes that were enormous, he was admired and respected by many. He was soon making changes on the manners of people at the colonies, with his sermons he attracted passionate crowds who reacted to the messages he delivered during his wandering preaching about the merciful qualities of god. The atmosphere was changing from people being thoughtless about religion, to as if the world was growing religious, people were walking through the town all you could hear them singing psalms everywhere you went. Whitfield started building a house for any preacher who went to Philadelphia so they could use it for religious

However, he was definitely going to have some trouble getting what he wished because that was a very sensitive topic and many white would be against getting rid of slavery since many were masters and owned slaves. Frederick Douglass was not the one to give up on something he believed to be important to him. He believed that it was going to be tough to get antislavery over with because the United States Constitution and the churches supported slavery, therefore Douglass believed that the whole system is filled with false hopes (13). Frederick began to get into politics because he noticed that Abraham Lincoln was not really doing much to end slavery. His reasoning was changing and he was not really trusting Lincoln as much as he was in the beginning. Frederick Douglass noticed that President Lincoln was acting really slowly at wanting to free the slaves. Douglass was really disappointed because he was doing everything he could to abolish slavery but not Lincoln. When President Lincoln issued the Emancipation Proclamation Douglass began to trust President Lincoln again. Lincoln issuing the Emancipation Proclamation (173) was the most important point for Frederick Douglass because he really showed that he cared to free the slaves. Frederick Douglass kind of regretted saying the negative comments about President Lincoln because he noticed that it was not his fault he was not moving along

The African American community recognized Langston for many things he did in his lifetime. He made a number of contributions that led to the abolishment of slavery in the United States. Later on in his career, he was able to further his law career, and he stood for the rights of African Americans being upheld by all people. He adopted a democratic style of leadership that made many people like him and followed him. He died in 1897, after accomplishing many things in both his political and law

With Douglass’s personal relationships with the president he wouldn’t have had the idea of making the emancipation; if Lincoln did not pass the emancipation the hopes of all African Americans in America would have all been crushed. Even though he loved to help his own color, he was a stronger character and wanted to help not only his race but the women who wanted suffrage as

During a time in American history when laws were established that prohibited blacks, and especially enslaved blacks, to read and to write, one of William Still’s important accomplishments was teaching himself how to read and write. William had very little education but read everything he was able to and studied as much grammar as he could. Learning to read and write became an important form of black resistance to slavery. William was given the authority to document black resistance to slavery as well as to letters to his family and friends. He became a champion of civil rights in the North and worked endlessly to improve race relations. In 1859, William wrote a letter to the press protesting the racial discrimination that African Americans

His life was probably horrible because of slavery and because of racial problems and that is all I know about his life.His speech was famous.Guess what? One lesson that the story taught was that life is important because you should treasure it and respect it and do stuffin your life never give up I mean never give up on your dreams because you will fail if you give up on what you want. His speech is how we remember him. And he was a preacher,and a important man. Because he was important and because he changed the world economically and he changed women because they are able to vote and have the same right as men do which changed the world,and he ended how we live by ending racial problems how whites were seperated

Prior to taking this class I had heard the name Wilberforce in the saying, “Don’t be a Wilberforce!”. The saying did not have a good connotation. I had no real information on the man or his importance to his times. After reading this biography I would be pleased if someone called me a “Wilberforce”. I found him to be someone worth