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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Through the decades and editorships that followed, the Post took up many causes, including abolitionism, collective bargaining, opposition to central banking.
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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
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Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 5 May 2025
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
See All Example Sentences for abolitionism
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“Abolitionism.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/abolitionism. Accessed 20 May. 2025.
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