How far were the abolitionists willing to go? Although Garrison, for example, was a radical pacifist, most like-minded reformers were willing to enlist in the army in order to fight in the Civil War for their ultimate goal: abolition.
Glory (1989), directed by New Trier graduate, Ed Zwick, was revolutionary not only in its subject matter, but also in its marketing. Consider this cover art:
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Why did Ed Zwick make this film? It might have been because of this man:
As the abolitionist movement gained momentum and garnered more attention, some Southerners tried to defend the Peculiar Institution in novel ways. In this assignment you will be tasked with analyzing the arguments in one such justification, and then countering or corroborating with examples from Douglass' text.
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