Religious objection. But probably the main point is that in any circumstances and at any time in History, there have always been individuals who can see more clearly than others. Abolitionists "simply" could see that Blacks were human beings just like them and slavery was therefore a most horrible crime, and no sane individual with minimum intellectual capacities needs to read The Bible to understand this anyway.
abolitionists
The fought to end slavery
abolitionists
They thought it was wrong that blacks were being treated like human property.
The abolitionists were members of the growing band of reformers who worked to abolish, or end, slavery.
Abolitionists wanted to end Slavery
The group of US citizens named the antislavery abolitionists wanted to end slavery in the United States. This group of great influence believed that slavery was wrong and contradicted the Declaration of Independence.
An end to slavery.
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Abolitionists
End slavery
abolitionists
abolitionists
The fought to end slavery
The end of slavery-
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