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Abolitionism was a social and political movement aimed at ending the practice of slavery and promoting the emancipation of enslaved people. It gained significant momentum in the 18th and 19th centuries, particularly in the United States and Britain, where activists worked to raise awareness, mobilize public opinion, and influence legislation against slavery. Key figures included Frederick Douglass, Harriet Tubman, and William Lloyd Garrison, among others. The movement ultimately contributed to the legal abolition of slavery, notably culminating in the U.S. Emancipation Proclamation in 1863 and the 13th Amendment in 1865.

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