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

During the stake Great Awakening, a mass revival of American society took place. Reformers of either kind emerged to ameliorate womens rights, education and religious righteousness. At the heading of the movement were the temperance reformers who fought for a change in alcoholism, and abolitionist who strived for the hurriedness of slavery.Temperance reformers were mostly women and religious leaders. Lyman Beecher, a well known sermonizer and temperance leader during this time, talked about how dissipation was destroying our nation. He stated that intemperance was,continually transferring larger and larger bodies of men, from the class of contributors to the national income, to the class of valueless consumers..., which meant that more men were taking away from the national then lay in. Some reformers even went as far as making illustrations present how starting at a simple glass of this demon peculiar(a) could lead to death or even suicide. Reformers such as enthalpy Clay Work wrote songs that at times placed a preteen daughter asking her father to come home to take fright of their family. Women also played a very important role in the temperance movement by protesting to government to make alcohol illegal.The abolition movement pushed for the country to realize the cruelties of slavery. Harriet Tubman, an escaped runaway slave, helped over ccc African Americans get freedom. Many people published books and reports on slavery. They showed Americans, as well as a world the harshness of slavery. Some abolitionist held posts on Underground Railroad to help free slaves and even helped them overwhelm at times.