abolitionism

noun

ab·o·li·tion·ism ˌa-bə-ˈli-shə-ˌni-zəm

: principles or measures promoting the abolition especially of slavery

among the New Englanders committed to abolitionism

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Oastler and Evans both argued that white slavery was far worse than Black slavery, ignoring Black leaders and weakening support for both abolitionism and a multi-racial, inclusive labor movement. —

Gunther Peck / Made By History, TIME, 12 Dec. 2024 Similar to the way the Federalist Papers made the case for the Constitution, Rankin’s Letters on Slavery did the same for abolitionism. —

TIME, 2 Dec. 2024 From snark to high-minded abolitionism Newspapers had been around for centuries, but as American rates of literacy rose, millions of ordinary citizens became daily news junkies. —

Jon Grinspan, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2024 The obvious difference between anti-speciesism and abolitionism or women’s liberation, of course, is that the oppressed are not the same species as their oppressors and lack the capacity to rationally voice arguments or organize on their own behalf. —

Jan Dutkiewicz, Vox, 8 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for abolitionism