#9: Abolition

<p>On this week’s episode we scratch the surface of the Abolition Movement spanning from the American Revolution through the Civil War.</p> <p>We highlight some of the motivations and catalysts for the cause -- from the Second Great Awakening to the House of Representatives -- as well as some conductors of the Underground Railroad, like Harriet Tubman. We also take a peak behind a door that leads to a chamber where one of America’s greatest statesman and champion of abolition died.</p> <p> </p> <p>LINKS: -Gag Rule, Right to Petition Cane <a href='https://americanhistory.si.edu/democracy-exhibition/beyond-ballot/petitioning/gag-rule'>https://americanhistory.si.edu/democracy-exhibition/beyond-ballot/petitioning/gag-rule</a> -Lindy Boggs Room <a href='https://history.house.gov/Exhibitions-and-Publications/Capitol/Lindy-Claiborne-Boggs-Congressional-Womens-Reading-Room/'>https://history.house.gov/Exhibitions-and-Publications/Capitol/Lindy-Claiborne-Boggs-Congressional-Womens-Reading-Room/</a> -Underground Railroad <a href='https://freedomcenter.org/'>https://freedomcenter.org</a> -John Quincy Adams <a href='https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/john-quincy-adams/'>https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/presidents/john-quincy-adams/</a> -Philadelphia Underground Railroad Sites <a href='https://www.visitphilly.com/articles/philadelphia/underground-railroad-in-philadelphia/#underground-railroad-landmarks'>https://www.visitphilly.com/articles/philadelphia/underground-railroad-in-philadelphia/#underground-railroad-landmarks</a> </p>