abolitionist

The bill became the second abolitionist proposal to pass through a committee this spring before time ran out to pass it this session.

From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026

Nearby, is a large poster, with text penned by famed slavery abolitionist Frederick Douglass, that was carried in a 1863 parade during the Civil War that calls "Men of Color, To Arms! To Arms!"

From Barron's ● May 29, 2026

His mother, who introduced him at age 5 to Walden Pond, was an abolitionist who ran a station on the Underground Railroad, for which he would act as a conductor.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 30, 2026

She was the boon companion of the women’s-rights activist Susan B. Anthony, and she could count among friends and allies the abolitionist Frederick Douglass.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 27, 2026

He becomes internationally known as a speaker and writer and is one of the most powerful voices of the abolitionist cause.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

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

The Slavery Abolition Act became British law in 1834, during a century that would see worldwide emancipations thanks to the efforts of enslaved people and abolitionists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2025

Self-proclaimed abolitionists pressed this point when they mobilized in the 2010s.

From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2025

Amy and Isaac Post were also abolitionists, passionate about ending the practice of slavery.

From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock