In the early 1830's the anti-slavery abolitionist movement became an active minority movement to end slavery in the United States. While many Americans at the time in the North did not favor slavery, they accepted it as part of the South's culture. Many Americans believed that the immediate and total end of slavery, as the abolitionists wanted would cause a huge economic and social disruption.
Abolitionists, as a broad and general term. Different abolitionist movements in different countries carried various localized and colloquial labels.
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Abolitionists
people who opposed slavery worked to abolish it or end it
People who disagreed with slavery were called abolitionists because they believed that slavery was morally wrong and should be abolished. They worked to end the institution of slavery through political activism, protests, and spreading anti-slavery ideas in order to bring an end to the practice.
People in the abolitionist movement
People who helped slaves escape to freedom were called abolitionists. They worked to end slavery and support the rights and freedom of enslaved individuals.
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.
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abolitionists
They were called abolitionists.
Abolitionists were people who were strongly against the practice of slavery. They worked tirelessly to end it and were eventually successful.
The name of the reform group that worked to end slavery was the abolitionists. The abolitionist movement had leaders such as Frederick Douglass that worked to help free slaves.