Historically, abolitionist refers to the group of individuals who
wanted slavery abolished (terminated) from American society. The people who
supported the end of slavery came from every walk of life. Women seeking the
right to vote were asked to stop their push for suffrage and to aide those
seeking the cessation of human bondage. Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott,
and Susan B. Anthony, leaders of the women’s rights’ movement, actively worked
for its abolition.
Writers like William Lloyd Garrison, Ralph Waldo Emerson and Elijah
Lovejoy dedicated their lives to keeping the subject before the American public.
They were aided by the powerful speaker and former slave, Frederick Douglass. Although
there were sympathizers in the Southern states where slavery was practiced,
most members of this group were from the Northern states. It took a civil war
between the sections of the country and much legislation to end slavery.
Resources abound about the abolitionists from this era. A few of
these sites would be helpful to provide further information:
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