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
Exeter Hall and the Stafford House became the centre of this new system, around which revolved all the lights of British abolitionism.
From History of American Abolitionism by Fontaine, F. G. de
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