abolitionist

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 Abolitionist
The abolitionist movement is a reform movement initiated in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is mostly referred to as the antislavery movement, aimed at ending the enslavement of the African- Americans as well as the descendants of Africans in Europe.
Some of the joint leaders of the abolitionist war in this essence include William Garrison, Fredrick Douglas, Harriet Tubman and William Still. Some of the actions of the just mentioned leaders had a different impact on the abolitionist movement (Blackett, 1833). For example, William Garrison demanded the end of slavery and proposed that compensation should not be provided for the slave owners, as slavery was inhumane. Additionally, Douglas played a significant role towards the end of slavery. One of the successes associated with him is that in his bid, he aspired that all slaves should be free.
On the other hand, Harriet Tubman also played a significant role in the abolitionist movement. He planned and guided more than three hundred runaways for slaves, to freedom. Through this action, he is said to be one of the most successful conductors of the same. Lastly, William remains another significant leader of this movement. He also published several accounts for slaves and planned for their way to freedom.
Although the above described leaders had great contributions that helped in widespread of anti-slavery literature, they also had some failures. For example, some rifts developed due time.

Garrison, for instance, argued that slavery had corrupted all society, and hence a revolution on spiritual values was necessary. His opponents did not like the idea, introducing misunderstanding and division within the movement.
When judging on the available facts, some concerns achieving emancipation before the civil war was somehow complex, although the abolitionist leaders stood firm over this. Some of the aspects that made the process more complex include the fact that the movement, before the civil war, had many critics, opposed to their operations. Furthermore, as the action expanded, there were oppositions both in the north and south, which eventually delayed the progress.
 

Work Cited
Blackett, Richard JM. Building an Antislavery Wall: Black Americans in the Atlantic Abolitionist Movement, 1830–1860. LSU Press, 2002.