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Bookmark or Share- Abolitionist Movement ‑ Definition & Famous Abolitionists - HISTORYWhat 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 the immediate and...
- Abolitionism - WikipediaThe first international attempt to address the abolition of slavery was the World Anti-Slavery Convention, organised by the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society at Exeter Hall in London, on 12–23 June 1840. This was however an attempt made by NGOs, not by state and governments.
- Abolitionism in the United States - WikipediaIn the United States, abolitionism, the movement that sought to end slavery in the country, was active from the colonial era until the American Civil War, the end of which brought about the abolition of American slavery, except as punishment for a crime, through the Thirteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (ratified 1865).
- Movement, U.S. History, Leaders, & Definition - Britannicaabolitionism, (c. 1783–1888), in western Europe and the Americas, the movement chiefly responsible for creating the emotional climate necessary for ending the transatlantic slave trade and chattel slavery.
- Anti-Slavery International | Fighting for Freedom from SlaveryAt Anti-Slavery International, we work to end slavery so that everyone can live free from exploitation. Join the movement resisting modern slavery. Become a member and resist modern slavery.
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