abolitionist

Sumner was a radical Republican on the vanguard of the anti-slavery movement, and as an abolitionist, he was fighting to rewrite the Constitution using Frederick Douglass’ language.

From Slate ● Aug. 10, 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

Some prosecutors aren’t waiting for the passage of abolitionist laws.

From Slate ● Apr. 6, 2026

What about critics who say the self-described police abolitionist should work closer with law enforcement to clean up the park, I told her.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 22, 2026

But then Cooter and n’em ran off behind a bluff and he hollered back, “Help! Is there any abolitionist ’round?

From "Elijah of Buxton" by Christopher Paul Curtis

He conveys the grief and terror felt by abolitionists in the founding generation, who predicted catastrophe, and the abhorrence of the institution among such men as Adams, who believed in emancipation by gradual means.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

British abolitionists had founded Sierra Leone, a colony of freed slaves in West Africa, but Jefferson thought it was too distant.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

As scholars like Amanda Frost, Kate Masur and Martha Jones demonstrate, abolitionists and free Black activists used the concept of citizenship by birthright to make claims of freedom and otherwise challenge inequitable and terrifying circumstances.

From Slate ● Mar. 18, 2026

Self-proclaimed abolitionists pressed this point when they mobilized in the 2010s.

From Slate ● Nov. 21, 2025

The abolitionists didn’t think that position went far enough; they favored full and immediate emancipation.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling