William Simms was a supporter of slavery and this evident in his novel, "Woodcraft." This novel takes place in the south during the closing of the Revolutionary War. Simms was born in Charleston, South Carolina, so he was raised on the souths' position of pro-slavery. In Simms novel Woodcraft, he states, " Exhaustion not wisdom, or a better state of feeling, was the secret of the peace which was finally concluded between the two nations (America and Great Britain), and of which, South Carolina, and Charleston in particular, was eagerly expecting the benefits. (Simms 35) Great Britain had spent most of the Revolutionary War occupying Charleston and the soldiers would stay at the peoples' home with out the homeowners consent. This angered many townspeople in Charleston and ma

Harriet Beecher Stowe and Frederick Douglass were writers that led the way against slavery. Stowe became an internationally known writer and helped start the Civil War sooner than later. Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote, "Uncle Tom's Cabin," in which Stowe depicts how slaves were treated and how they were perceived. Stowe often presents how slave owners just thought of their slaves as an article. This is best shown in Uncle Tom's Cabin were Mr.Shelby states to a young black boy, " Now Jim, show this gentleman how you can dance and sing." (Stowe 2354) Here Mr.Shelby treats the young boy as if he is just a possession and a toy to him. Here is another example of this action as Mr.Shelby says, "Why, I've got a friend that's going into this yer branch of the business--wants to buy up handsome boys to raise for the market. Fancy articles entirely-sell for waiters, and so on, to rich'uns, that can pay for handsome'uns. It sets off one of yer great places-a real handsome boy to open door, wait, and tend. They fetch a good sum; and this little devil is such a comical, musical concern, he's just the article." (Stowe 2355) Stowe also presents in this novel how blacks are treated unequal and sometimes treated as if they are of another species to whites. As for example, Mr. Shelby states, "Lor bless ye, yes! These critters (slaves) an't like white folks, you know; they gets over things, only manage right." (Stowe 2356) Mr.Shelby said this right after he talks about how slaves handle being split from the their families and especially their birth mothers. Stowe is also very adamant towards how slaves were spilt from their birth mothers and their families. In this novel a lot of blacks are ridiculed by being referred to as Cudjoe and Sambo. Mr. Shelby states to Jim Crow, "Now Jim, walk like old Uncle Cudjoe, when he has the rheumatism." Harriet Beecher Stowe opened a lot of eyes about the life that slaves endured and she helped start the Civil War sooner that it would have probably started. Frederick Douglass was a man that was a slave that became a United States Ambassador. Douglass's narrative told how slaves were being treated and how difficult of a life they had. Douglass's autobiography also shows what slavery did to the mind and s

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