Class Year
2019
Document Type
Blog Post
Publication Date
Spring 3-6-2017
Department 1
Civil War Institute
Abstract
This past Saturday, I attended the very first Abolitionists Day here in Gettysburg. I wasn’t sure what to expect when I arrived at the Seminary Ridge Refectory, but the crowded room seemed like a promising sight to me. When the event started, I was greeted with the words of famous abolitionists—William Loyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, and Harriet Beecher Stowe—being spoken by reenactors in period garb. As I listened, I couldn’t help wondering why now? This was a question I heard echoed by many of the other event goers. Why hold the first Abolitionist Day on March 4, 2017?
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Recommended Citation
Ortman, Olivia, "Abolitionists Day: Why Now?" (2017). The Gettysburg Compiler: On the Front Lines of History. 247.
https://cupola.gettysburg.edu/compiler/247
Comments
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