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abolitionist

noun as in person wanting something ended

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Your book draws attention to a group of Black abolitionist writers who sought to explain and critique that gap, and also explore what to do about it.

From Salon

Some of the nascent Yale abolitionists who stayed loyal to the Union were capitalists-in-training and by inheritance who were already profiting indirectly from slavery.

From Salon

“Free the Land! Free the People!” explores Crenshaw Dairy Mart’s abolitionist pod project — a blend of art, architecture and science designed to address systemic issues such as food insecurity and housing instability.

And she described herself as an “abolitionist” — someone who favors the “abolition of police and the prison industrial complex.”

“He’s the one who claims to be a police abolitionist, and he’s clearly working for Kevin de León,” he said.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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