Some abolitionists said that slavery was criminal and a sin; they also criticized slave owners of using black women as concubines and taking sexual advantage of them.

Dec 8, 2025 · abolitionism, (c. 1783–1888), in western Europe and the Americas, the movement chiefly responsible for creating the emotional climate necessary for ending the transatlantic …

Oct 27, 2009 · What Is an Abolitionist? An abolitionist, as the name implies, is a person who sought to abolish slavery during the 19th century. More specifically, these individuals sought …

Abolitionists focused attention on slavery and made it difficult to ignore. They heightened the rift that had threatened to destroy the unity of the nation even as early as the Constitutional …

Building on a recent scholarly consensus towards examining the ideas, lives, and work of Black abolitionists, this essay recounts how Black leaders throughout the late eighteenth century and …

During the thirty years leading up to the Civil War, anti-slavery organizations proliferated, and became increasingly effective in their methods of resistance. As the century progressed, …

Dec 17, 2025 · Abolitionist Harriet Tubman escaped slavery and then returned to lead others to freedom. While officially recognized as a movement with the involvement of white religious …

Learn about the abolitionist movement, from its roots in the colonial era to the major figures who fought to end slavery, up through the Civil War. In his 1937 mural, John Stewart Curry painted …

Abolitionists, such as Harriet Tubman, Frederick Douglass, and Harriet Beecher Stowe, raised their voices in protest against slavery.

Oct 16, 2021 · Harriet Beecher Stowe's novel, Uncle Tom's Cabin, brought abolitionist ideas into many American homes. The term abolitionist generally refers to a dedicated opponent to …