The abolitionist movement after 1830 had a greater impact on the nation as a whole than the anti-slavery movement before 1830. The anti-slavery movement slowly began to wane and a new drastic form of opposition to slavery developed. The abolitionist movement had a greater impact because William Garrison radically contributed to the creation of abolitionism, black people began to become abolitionists, increasing the group's numbers, and shortly after the movement began, cases drastic changes made it difficult to ignore. Once the anti-slavery movement began to wane William Garrison, an assistant to an anti-slavery writer, went to Boston in 1831 and started his own newspaper called the Liberator. The gentle philosophy proposed by Garrison became revolutionary. Garrisons said people should look at slavery from the perspective of a black man, not the white man who owns slaves. He also believed that people should not think about the image of black people in society, but rather the harm it was doing to them. Garrison was the first member of the anti-slavery movement to publicly declare that black people needed complete and instant emancipation. He proposed that they wanted not just to free black people, but to rid the country of them and simply keep the slaves. The first issue of The Liberator was very intriguing, it demanded it be heard and it may be harsh but it's the truth. Soon Garrison's work attracted large numbers of people. He was able to found the New England Antislavery Society in 1832, and then the American Antislavery Society in 1833. By 1838, the societies had approximately 250,000 members. As abolitionism began to grow, free blacks in the North became interested in the movement. Free blacks in the North lived in conditions far worse than those of slaves... middle of paper ... distant slaves. Harriet Beecher Stowe published a book called Uncle Tom's Cabin. It was the most influential document in abolitionist literature. The book showed the emotions of the slaves treated cruelly by Uncle Tom. Although abolitionism was divisive, both sides were aware of the extent of the damage slavery caused in dividing America. They knew that slavery had to be eradicated. The abolitionist movement undoubtedly had the greatest impact on the nation. The abolitionist movement was more important because William Garrison's idea of ​​starting abolitionism affected society's view of slaves. Since black people joined the abolitionist group, the number of groups increased, and shortly after the movement began, the events that took place made it difficult to ignore. Thanks to the abolitionists, the nation saw how deeply divided it was. Works Cited American History 14th Edition Alan Brinkley