abolitionism
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In part, Lynch was influential because of the deep connection between birthright citizenship, racial equality, and abolitionism.
From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026
In his early 20s, Clay attended Yale, where he for the first time encountered abolitionism.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 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
Here, then, St. Paul met abolitionism face to face.
From Cotton is King, and Pro-Slavery Arguments Comprising the Writings of Hammond, Harper, Christy, Stringfellow, Hodge, Bledsoe, and Cartrwright on This Important Subject by Elliott, E. N.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
