abolitionism

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Abolitionism had a special appeal to white women like the Grimkés who identified closely with the sufferings of enslaved mothers.

From Textbooks • Jan. 18, 2018

Abolitionism had long held that slavery violated natural law.

From Slate • Dec. 21, 2017

Abolitionism rose from the promise of the Revolution more than the Revolution sustained slavery.

From The New Yorker • May 8, 2017

The New Abolitionism Dependency and flexibility naturally assumed no resistance, but there was plenty of that all through the 19th century from workers, farmers and even prisoners. 

From Salon • May 25, 2012

Douglass removes to, 59;temperance and Abolitionism, 60, 62; 64;first Wom.

From The Life and Work of Susan B. Anthony (Volume 2 of 2) Including Public Addresses, Her Own Letters and Many From Her Contemporaries During Fifty Years by Harper, Ida Husted