abolitionism
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Cassius Marcellus Clay’s outspoken abolitionism put his life at constant risk.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 6, 2026
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
It never mounted the steed of abolitionism until 1862 when the emancipation of the slaves was adopted as a war measure, and was so declared by Mr. Lincoln himself.
From The Women of the Confederacy by J. L. Underwood
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