extremism or fanaticism
Ancient Hebrew tribe or group of people who were zealous, that is fanatical or uncompromising.
Pro-slavery gun-toting Missourians who rushed to Kansas to vote were called "Border Ruffians." They crossed the state line into Kansas during the period of "Bleeding Kansas" in the 1850s to influence the outcome of elections in favor of slavery. Their actions contributed to violent conflicts between pro-slavery and anti-slavery settlers in the territory.
abolitionist
An abolitionist
abolitionist.
Abolitionist
Abolitionist.
They're called "Ultra-Orthodox Jews". They are fanatical about traditional Jewish behavior and attitudes.
The abolitionist newspaper that influenced Frederick Douglass was called "The Liberator," founded by William Lloyd Garrison. Douglass was inspired by the paper's anti-slavery message and became an active supporter of the abolitionist movement.
In 1854, Congress passed the Kansas Nebraska Act. This called for the two territories of Kansas & Nebraska to hold elections as to whether they wished to be "fee" States or "slave" States when they entered the Union. So beginning in 1854, pro slavers and abolitionists fought for supremacy in Kansas. In 1861, Kansas entered the Union as a free State. The new law made the Missouri Compromise of 1850 moot. As an aside, abolitionist James Brown, fought in the Kansas "civil war' before his adventure at the Federal arsenal at Harper's Ferry.
A person who was against slavery was called an abolitionist. Abolitionists were people who believed that slavery was wrong and worked to end it. They came from a variety of backgrounds and had a range of beliefs, but they were all united in their opposition to slavery and their commitment to seeing it abolished. Many abolitionists were active in the movement to end slavery in the United States and other countries, and their efforts contributed to the eventual abolition of slavery in many parts of the world.