Reformers Of The Second Great Awakening :: American History, Social Reforms, Slavery

During the Second Great Awakening, a mass revival of American society took place. Reformers of every kind emerged to ameliorate womens rights, education and ghostlike righteousness. At the forefront of the movement were the temperance reformers who fought for a change in alcoholism, and abolitionist who strived for the downfall of slavery.Temperance reformers were mostly women and religious leaders. Lyman Beecher, a intumesce known preacher and temperance leader during this time, talked about how intemperance was destroying our nation. He stated that intemperance was,continually transferring larger and larger bodies of men, from the class of contributors to the field income, to the class of worthless consumers..., which meant that more men were taking away from the national then putting in. Some reformers even went as far as making illustrations showing how starting at a simple glaze of this demon rum could lead to death or even suicide. Reformers such as Henry Clay Work wrote songs that at times dictated a young daughter asking her father to come habitation to take care of their family. Women also played a very beta role in the temperance movement by protesting to government to remove alcohol illegal.The Abolition movement pushed for the country to realize the cruelties of slavery. Harriet Tubman, an escaped fleer slave, helped over 300 African Americans get renouncedom. Many people produce books and reports on slavery. They showed Americans, as well as a world the badness of slavery. Some abolitionist held posts on Underground Railroad to help free slaves and even helped them hide at times.