Abolition: Gradual Emancipation vs Immediate (1830s-1860s)
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The American abolition movement debated whether to end slavery gradually through compensation and colonization, or demand immediate and unconditional emancipation.
Immediate Abolition
1830s-1863
timeframe
Moral urgency, no compromise with sin
approach
William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass
key advocates
Achieved via Civil War and 13th Amendment
outcome
Gradual Emancipation
1780s-1830s
timeframe
Compensated, phased, colonization
approach
Henry Clay, American Colonization Society
key advocates
Failed — slaveholders refused any plan
outcome
Popular Sovereignty (Let States Decide)
1850s
timeframe
Each territory votes on slavery
approach
Stephen Douglas
key advocates
Led to Bleeding Kansas and deeper conflict
outcome
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