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

Common benevolence forbids, as we have seen, and common loyalty prohibits, as we shall see—what a man must do, or lie under the curse of abolitionism.

From Discussion on American Slavery by Breckinridge, Rev. Robert J.