abolitionism

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In his early 20s, Clay attended Yale, where he for the first time encountered abolitionism.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025

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

He saw that abolitionism was only a step in the problem, that beyond freedom was the greater question that still terrifies the Union.

From Lincoln, the Politician by Levy, T. Aaron