This is an influential essay written by Catharine Beecher which argued against immediate emancipation of slaves within American society.
Imagine this essay as a debate speech where one side argues against sudden change (immediate emancipation), suggesting instead gradual steps towards freedom.
Abolitionism: The movement to end slavery, whether formal or informal.
Emancipation Proclamation: An executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863, declaring all enslaved people within Confederate-held territory free.
Civil Rights Movement: A struggle for social justice that took place mainly during 1950s-1960s for blacks to gain equal rights under the law in the United States.
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