Mob attacks and attempts to limit abolitionists' freedom of speech convinced many northerners that slavery was incompatible with the democratic liberties of white Americans.

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These mob attacks and attempts to limit the freedom of speech of abolitionists highlighted the contradiction between advocating for liberty and democracy while simultaneously supporting or tolerating the institution of slavery, leading many Northerners to see slavery as fundamentally incompatible with American democratic values and liberties.

Mob Attacks and Attempts to Limit Abolitionists' Freedom of Speech