A Call to Action The United States of America is known for its demands for democracy, equality and freedom for all its citizens. These claims are the foundation of America's independence and essentially its entire history. But the “claims” are simply all they were in the story. While many have achieved equal democracy and freedom, the African American population of the United States has been exempted from these “unalienable rights” and heavily oppressed by society. The cruelty of slavery and oppression as a whole reached its peak in the 19th century, giving rise to the abolitionist movement, which ultimately contributed to the historic removal of slavery and the ongoing fight for equal citizenship rights for African Americans. Among the many abolitionists who fought for equality in the 19th century, Angelina Grimke, Frederick Douglass, and Harriett Jacobs stand out as some of the most influential writers and speakers of the era. Angelina Grimke was a white Southern woman, who left the South with her sister to denounce slavery and began to focus primarily on persuading white women to use the rights they had to take action against slavery. Frederick Douglass was one of the most famous abolitionists in United States history. He used his literary expertise and his incredible first-hand experience as a slave to publicly expose and denounce the evils of slavery. Last, but certainly not least, Harriet Jacobs was one of the most recognizable African American writers in history thanks to her slave narrative "Accidents in the Life of a Slave Girl," in which she exposed the vast array of perverse evils that occurred on plantations and they were destroyed. the lives of many girls and people in general. Each of these abolitionists was incredibly influential in their own way, but it was... half of paper... the people of the North to help them in their cause while Jacobs used vivid descriptions of experiences and a sentimental voice to hit home the men and Northern women. These three, like all abolitionists, called for change, called for help, and called for immediate action to end the slavery of African Americans and were undoubtedly essential in the abolitionist movement. Works Cited “An Appeal to the Women of the Nominally Free States.” Letter to the American Women's Anti-Slavery Convention. 1837. Women claim the right to act 1836-1837. Seton Hall University Libraries. Network. 20 April 2014.Douglass, Federico. “What is the 4th of July to the slave.” New York, Rochester. Seton Hall University Libraries. Network. April 20, 2014. Jacobs, Harriet A. “The Trials of Childhood.” Incidents in the life of a slave. Seton Hall University Libraries. Network. April 20. 2014.