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abolitionist

[ab-uh-lish-uh-nist] / ˌæb əˈlɪʃ ə nɪst /
NOUN
person wanting something ended
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History textbooks often include the story of the Underground Railroad, an organized network of secret routes, places and people that guided enslaved populations from the South to abolitionist Northern states.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

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

From Slate • Apr. 6, 2026

His mother, who introduced him at age 5 to Walden Pond, was an abolitionist who ran a station on the Underground Railroad, for which he would act as a conductor.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 30, 2026

Stanton enjoyed what appears to have been a happy marriage to Henry, an abolitionist attorney and journalist who was 10 years her senior.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 27, 2026

Stanton’s remarks infuriated a number of supporters, including abolitionist Wendell Phillips, a longtime advocate of women’s rights.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling



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