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abolitionist

[ab-uh-lish-uh-nist] / ˌæb əˈlɪʃ ə nɪst /
NOUN
person wanting something ended
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Some prosecutors aren’t waiting for the passage of abolitionist laws.

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

His mother, who introduced him at age 5 to Walden Pond, was an abolitionist who ran a station on the Underground Railroad, for which he would act as a conductor.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

She was the boon companion of the women’s-rights activist Susan B. Anthony, and she could count among friends and allies the abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

“Power concedes nothing without a demand,” she told a crowd gathered in Sproul Plaza on that October Thursday in 1964, quoting abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 5, 2025

This was a turning point in his life: Henry told Elizabeth that it was then that he became a dedicated abolitionist, who brought the topic of slavery up in almost every discussion.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling



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