abolitionist

The exhibit explained that, prior to becoming an abolitionist, he had enslaved people in his household.

From Salon ● Sep. 25, 2026

Jackson’s proposal died in the Senate, but that did not end postal censorship of abolitionist periodicals.

From Slate ● Sep. 4, 2026

Ferocious cross-examination of witnesses by one of Hanway’s defense lawyers, the abolitionist congressman Thaddeus Stevens, exposed the weaknesses in the prosecution’s case.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 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

Taking this advice, Frederick and Anna moved there, and he changed their last name to Douglass, which came from a famous poem by Walter Scott and was suggested by an abolitionist friend.

From "In the Shadow of Liberty" by Kenneth C. Davis

The abolitionists also assert that women should be punished not for abortion but for homicide.

From Slate ● Apr. 6, 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

Known as prison abolitionists, these groups want to see as many prisons close as possible.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 6, 2025

Clay tried to conceal his ownership of slaves, at least from Northern audiences, but was called out for hypocrisy by abolitionists.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 3, 2025

By the 1790s, the English abolitionists were losing popularity, momentum, and hope.

From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson