abolition
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The Marquis de Condorcet and Jacques Pierre Brissot were Girondins who lost their lives in the Terror before the abolition of slavery, for which they had long campaigned.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
But Mr. Popkin has shown how much the abolition debate mattered at every stage of the French Revolution.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 27, 2026
Hundreds of thousands of soldiers died in the conflict that followed, but the Union’s victory ensured reunification and slavery’s abolition nationwide.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
"Anyone with even the most rudimentary knowledge of leasehold knows that outright and immediate abolition of circa five million English and Welsh leases is almost certainly impossible."
From BBC • Apr. 29, 2026
In her autobiography, Elizabeth described the discussions of abolition and women’s rights at Peterboro as “white hot.”
From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling
Vocabulary lists containing abolition
American History I
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The American Civil War
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Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass
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