I. Review the following:

a. Angelina Grimke - Appeal to the Christian Women of the South (MyHistory Lab, Student Resources, Bookshelf)

b. Narrative of the Life of Fredrick Douglass: An America Slave (MyHistory Lab, Student Resources, Bookshelf)

c. Sojourner Truth- Narrative of Sojourner Truth (MyHistory Lab, Student Resources, Bookshelf)

d. http://rmc.library.cornell.edu/abolitionism/abolitionists.htm

e. http://americanabolitionist.liberalarts.iupui.edu/brief.htm

f. http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/general-article/lincolns-abolition/

II. Discuss the Abolitionist Movement in the U.S. prior to the American Civil War. In your essay you must address the following:

a. What were the core beliefs of the movement?

b. What ethical/moral arguments did the abolitionists use in their speeches, writings and/or actions?

c. How did abolitionists address the Pro-slavery arguments?

d. Select one of the prominent abolitionists below:

• Angelina Grimke

• William Lloyd Garrison

• John Brown

• Fredrick Douglass

• Sojourner Truth

1 .How did this individual exhibit Personal Responsibility in the abolitionists cause. You must give a minimum of 2 concrete examples.

2. What ethical/ moral beliefs were the demonstrated by this individual's specific fight?

III. Your essay should be 3- 5 pages in length, double spaced, Times New Roman or Arial 12 point Font ONLY.

IV. You must utilize a minimum of 5 outside sources in the paper. Your textbook and Wikipedia can NOT be sources.