abolitionism

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Cassius Marcellus Clay’s outspoken abolitionism put his life at constant risk.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 6, 2026

They cherished the freedom their newly adopted country afforded them and saw the radical movement known as abolitionism as a threat to national unity.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2025

Kenneth, who is the great-great-great-grandson of Frederick Douglass, added "We taught the students today that Frederick wasn't much older than they are now when he started his career in abolitionism and activism."

From BBC • Apr. 19, 2024

It’s the same impulse that supported 19th century abolitionism and reconstruction after the Civil War.

From Salon • Oct. 24, 2023

Among the commanders holding these views are some who have never had any affinity with what is called abolitionism or with Republican party policies, but who held them purely as military opinions.

From Abraham Lincoln, Volume 2 (of 2) The True Story of a Great Life by Herndon, William H.