Slavery in the South
Why was slavery different?
1. Involved only those of African descent2. Became a permanent condition for most
slaves3. Was the result of buying stolen Africans and
selling them
• The demand for cotton increased the need for slavery
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Underground Railroad
• A network of people who aided runaway slaves.
• The “Conductors” hid the slaves by day• The slaves traveled by night
Follow the Drinking Gourd
• Drinkin’gou’d – code for Big Dipper (North)• Ole man – Peg Leg Joe• The dead trees show the way – they were
marked• Little riva – Tennessee River• Grea’ big un – Where Tennessee River meets
the Ohio River
Underground railroad quilts
Flying Geese
Monkey Wrench
Drunkard’s Path
Sailboat
Bear’s Paw
Bow Tie
Tumbling Blocks or Boxes
Britches
Rose Wreath
Frederick Douglass
• A leading black abolitionist• Abolitionist – a person who wanted to ban all
slavery• Former slave• Published an antislavery newspaper called
North Star
Frederick Douglass
Harriet Tubman
• Escaped slave• Went back nearly 20 times to help others
escape• Called the “Moses” of her people
Harriet Tubman