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The '''abolitionists''' were those who were actively against [[slavery]] and usually refers to the movement as it took place in the United States, or to a lesser extent in Britain.  The abolitionist movement reached its peak during the 1800's up through the period of the [[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.

The '''abolitionists''' were those who were actively against [[slavery]] and usually refers to the movement as it took place in the [[United States]], or to a lesser extent in [[Britain]].  The abolitionist movement reached its peak during the 1800's up through the period of the [[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.

==History==

==History==

As early as 1786, organizations had been founded to protest the practice of slavery in the United States. For instance, the Pennsylvania Abolition society, whose members included George Washington, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Paine and the Marquis de Lafayette, was one of the many abolitionist groups that assisted fugitive slaves in their attempts to find freedom in the Free States. People who contributed to the cause of emancipation or freeing of slaves were called "abolitionists."

As early as 1786, organizations had been founded to protest the practice of slavery in the United States. For instance, the Pennsylvania Abolition society, whose members included [[George Washington]], [[Benjamin Franklin]], [[Thomas Paine]] and the [[Marquis de Lafayette]], was one of the many abolitionist groups that assisted fugitive slaves in their attempts to find freedom in the Free States. People who contributed to the cause of emancipation or freeing of slaves were called "abolitionists."

==Famous Abolitionists==

==Famous Abolitionists==

*[[Harriet Tubman]]

*[[Harriet Tubman]]

*[[Charles Finney]]

*[[Charles Finney]]