Black Proslavery During American Abolitionism?

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I'm writing an essay for a class and looking for sources of black opposition to the abolitionist movement, however I (somewhat logically) haven't found anything. Wondering if there is any record of such a position. Thanks

EDIT: "during the late 19th century", not "Abolitionism"

Anoraklibrarian

You should probably distinguish between antislavery and abolition; the abolitionist movement was never a popular movement and many norther blacks had nothing to so with it and focused their politics on self improvement or bigotry in northern society. In the south, abolitionismt literature and organizing was rare and often veiled in deep secrecy. Combine that with the limited political freedom of enslaved people and you had few black southerners who could directly join the abolitionist movement. Opposition, however is rare , and mostly it was the few and rare black slaveholders who would have been opposed to abolitionism.