abolitionism

noun

ab·o·li·tion·ism ˌa-bə-ˈli-shə-ˌni-zəm

: principles or measures promoting the abolition especially of slavery

among the New Englanders committed to abolitionism

Examples of abolitionism in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The passage of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850, which compelled authorities in the north to arrest those who had escaped slavery in the south as well as those who helped the self-emancipated, did much to activate a greater interest in abolitionism. —

Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 8 May 2024 Thoreau’s mother and sisters were active members of Concord’s Female Anti-Slavery Society, formed in 1837 when abolitionism was not popular, even in Massachusetts. —

Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 8 May 2024 Its roots in abolitionism, the progression of jazz, and the Civil Rights movement, among others, only adds to the city’s undeniable contributions to American history. —

Okla Jones, Essence, 9 June 2024 Bates College, renamed in honor of its industrialist patron, was an early hotbed of abolitionism and one of the first schools to allow women and African Americans to study alongside white men. —

Alex Seitz-Wald, NBC News, 27 Oct. 2023 See all Example Sentences for abolitionism

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