abolitionists
- plural of abolitionist.
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As scholars like Amanda Frost, Kate Masur and Martha Jones demonstrate, abolitionists and free Black activists used the concept of citizenship by birthright to make claims of freedom and otherwise challenge inequitable and terrifying circumstances.
From Slate • Mar. 18, 2026
British abolitionists campaigned against Britain’s participation in the international slave trade during the years that followed the Zorg’s insurance trial.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 7, 2025
Known as prison abolitionists, these groups want to see as many prisons close as possible.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 6, 2025
Clay tried to conceal his ownership of slaves, at least from Northern audiences, but was called out for hypocrisy by abolitionists.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 3, 2025
Whereas in England even abolitionists portrayed humble slaves on their knees pleading for freedom, in this coin designed for use in Africa, the English and the African are shown as nearly equal.
From "Sugar Changed the World: A Story of Magic, Spice, Slavery, Freedom, and Science" by Marc Aronson
