Use references from sources utilized in this class whenever feasible to support your claims. Your post should show that you read, thought about, and connected th

500 words for this essay in response to the prompts below. Your essay should be written from your point of view (first-person point of view). Wherever possible, draw from sources used in this class to support your answer. Your essay should demonstrate that you read and reflected on the readings and the videos and made connections to your own experiences and ideas.

In your essay your main objective is to compare and contrast Abolition “then” – meaning the work to end Slavery in the United States with Abolition “now” the ongoing work to address violence against black people.

For Abolition THEN we are focusing on the Grimké sisters and for Abolition NOW we are focusing on the Black Lives Matter movement founded by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi

Address the 3 areas below

1) motivation (what does each group care about and why do they care),

2) the methods and strategies each groups uses (how are the goals of the group pursed),

3) and significance (why in 2022 should students learn about the Grimké sisters and Black Lives Matter? What did you learn about them that has personal significance to you? Use "I statements")

Be as specific as you can and be sure to equally develop all 3 parts of the essay as described above.

Here are videos and articles on the Grimke sisters and Black Lives Matter movement founded by Alicia Garza, Patrisse Cullors, and Opal Tometi

http://ap.gilderlehrman.org/history-by-era/slavery-and-anti-slavery/essays/angelina-and-s arah-grimke-abolitionist-sisters

https://ca.pbslearningmedia.org/resource/amex25.socst.ush.grimke/southern-abolitionist -angelina-grimke/

https://csus.instructure.com/courses/93354/pages/information-about-the-grimke-sisters-a bolition-then-aimed-at-ending-slavery

black lives matter: https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/2015/03/04/alicia-garza-black-lives-matter/24341593/

Use references from sources utilized in this class whenever feasible to support your claims. Your post should show that you read, thought about, and connected the readings and videos to your own experiences and thoughts. The major goal of your work is to compare and contrast abolition "then," which refers to the efforts to abolish slavery in the United States, with abolition "today," which refers to the ongoing efforts to address violence against black people.