An abolitionist is someone who believes that slavery should be abolished. They often work to try to get other people to agree with them, and they often campaign for change.
The abolitionist campaign was successful, and slavery was abolished in the United States.
The abolitionist campaign was unsuccessful, and slavery continued to exist in the United States.
noun
a reformer who favors abolishing slavery
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This was the second abolitionist society in the country.
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Leavitt was the editor 'The Evangelist' and an ardent abolitionist.
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The party was an early advocate of the abolitionist cause.
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One modern group that is hedonistic is the Abolitionist Society.
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The abolitionist movement is our most important forebear.
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Another issue concerned the role of women in the abolitionist movement.
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In 1853 Park started the abolitionist newspaper Industrial Luminary.
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The Abolitionist Party nominated candidates in the 1993 federal election.
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Hull writes and reviews for Abolitionist Online and The Compulsive Reader.
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Citizens in the city were active within the abolitionist movement.