How did the Second Great Awakening impact the roles of women and African Americans?

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20 April, 13:06

How did the Second Great Awakening impact the roles of women and African Americans?

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Provided a voice and beginning of movements.

The Second Great Awakening was a religious revival which gave many a voice in the morality of the country. This was particularly true of women who began working on many social movements including abolition of slavery and a women's movement with the goal of suffrage.