Abolition and Emancipation Reform

African Americans were increasingly joined by whites in public criticism of slavery. White support for abolition, or the call to outlaw slavery, was fueled by preachers who viewed slavery to be a great sin. Some antislavery societies were advocating for resettlement of blacks in Africa since that was were most of them were from. Other antislavery movements simply called for emancipation or the freeing of slaves

An antislavery rally