Abolitionist
From Conservapedia
The abolitionists were those who were actively against slavery. The term usually refers to the abolitionist movement as it took place in the United States or in Britain. The abolitionist movement reached its peak during the 1800's up through the period of the American Civil War when slavery was ultimately outlawed. The forces that were lined up for the continuation of slavery were strong, but so were the abolitionists who were often guided by a strong belief in the Bible and the moral need to right a horrible wrong.
One of the strongest and most compelling arguments against the cause of slavery came from the Bible - the parable of "The Selling of Joseph." Abolitionists argued that the action of capturing Africans and selling them as slaves was as bad as the capture and selling of Joseph had been.
Famous Abolitionists
- John Brown
- Harriet Beecher Stowe
- Levi Coffin
- Frederick Douglass
- Sojourner Truth
- Harriet Tubman
- Charles Finney
- William Lloyd Garrison
- William Wilberforce
