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Tappan Brothers

By Haley Copes and Megan Cavanaugh. Tappan Brothers. Biography. Lewis and Arthur were born in Northampton, Mass They were among 11 children Lewis and Arthur grew up as strict Calvinists. Followed their father’s lead and rose rapidly into wholesale and retail merchants

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Tappan Brothers

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  1. By Haley Copes and Megan Cavanaugh Tappan Brothers

  2. Biography • Lewis and Arthur were born in Northampton, Mass • They were among 11 children • Lewis and Arthur grew up as strict Calvinists. • Followed their father’s lead and rose rapidly into wholesale and retail merchants • They were very influential in a number of different fields

  3. Lewis Tappan • New York abolitionist • Main focus was on captive Africans • Ensured high quality lawyers for them • Organized the return trip home to Africa for surviving members of the group

  4. Arthur Tappan • Co-founded the American Anti-Slavery Society • Resigned from being president because of the society’s new interest in women’s rights and feminism • Arthur and Lewis founded the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society • Financially supported the underground railroad • Became so controversial that his furniture was burned in the street and his home was destroyed • Active in founding the Lane Seminary in Cincinnati, Ohio, as a religious outpost

  5. Cause: Abolish Slavery • The brothers dreamed of “copper-skin” America where everyone was equal and race didn’t matter. • Impelled by evangelicism, they both embraced William Lloyd Garrison's radical doctrine of "immediate" abolition • Advocated for intermarriage of the races • Fought for lawyers and education for slaves

  6. Modern Day Slavery: Human Trafficking • There are more than 27 million people worldwide who are victims of human trafficking. • People from all over the world are suffering, forcibly taken, sold as slaves or forced into prostitution. • More and more victims are taken by organized crimes; therefore increasing the number of victims each year. • Men, women and even children are forced to become slave-like either through force, threat or deception.

  7. Thomas Nast “Runaway Slave”

  8. This piece of art shows a black family escaping slavery in the South. • The slaves are portrayed as people rather than property. • The Tappan Brothers wanted the slaves to be viewed as equal, the way they are seen in this portrait.

  9. Bibliography • http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african/afam006.html • http://www.shmoop.com/abolition/arthur-tappan.html • http://gvnet.com/humantrafficking/ • http://www.sonofthesouth.net/Runaway_Slaves.htm

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