abolitionist

The exhibit explained that, prior to becoming an abolitionist, he had enslaved people in his household.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

Gouverneur agreed to refuse acceptance of abolitionist shipments pending a ruling from Kendall.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

Ferocious cross-examination of witnesses by one of Hanway’s defense lawyers, the abolitionist congressman Thaddeus Stevens, exposed the weaknesses in the prosecution’s case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Other than the Bible, it was the bestselling book in 19th-century America, and it brought the abolitionist movement to mainstream awareness as no politician or orator had done before it.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 19, 2026

People who didn’t approve of Stone’s abolitionist message sometimes threw trash at her as she spoke.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

The book that I’ve written with my colleague Daphna Renan, Supremacy, goes through the history of the court’s power—as well as what people thought of it—from abolitionists through the Civil Rights Movement to the present.

From Slate ● Jul. 13, 2026

He conveys the grief and terror felt by abolitionists in the founding generation, who predicted catastrophe, and the abhorrence of the institution among such men as Adams, who believed in emancipation by gradual means.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

As scholars like Amanda Frost, Kate Masur and Martha Jones demonstrate, abolitionists and free Black activists used the concept of citizenship by birthright to make claims of freedom and otherwise challenge inequitable and terrifying circumstances.

From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2026

Known as prison abolitionists, these groups want to see as many prisons close as possible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2025

The abolitionists didn’t think that position went far enough; they favored full and immediate emancipation.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling