Describes actions taken by abolitionists against slavery. Discusses the various backgrounds and points of view of leaders of the anti-slavery movement such as Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, John Brown, and Harriet Beecher Stowe. Relates slavery to the regional economy of the United States. Explains the effects of the Thirteenth, Fourteenth, and Fifteenth Amendments to the Constitution. Discusses the effects of the anti-slavery movement on contemporary society.