abolitionist
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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
She criticized Hernandez for describing herself as abolitionist — someone who favors the gradual replacement of law enforcement with other social services.
From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026
Some prosecutors aren’t waiting for the passage of abolitionist laws.
From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026
Once sympathetic to slaveholders, Van Buren is not an abolitionist but joins those who oppose slavery’s expansion in favor of free, white workers.
From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis
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