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'''Abolitionism''' was a movement that sought to end the institution of [[slavery]].  It originated with the [[Enlightenment]] in [[Europe]] and eventually spread to other areas, including the northern [[United States]]. Some of its adherents murdered white slave owners and openly encouraged violent slave rebellions in the South. This led to tense situations preceding the American [[Civil War]].

'''Abolitionism''' was a movement that sought to end the institution of [[slavery]].  It originated with the [[Enlightenment]] in [[Europe]] and eventually spread to other areas, including the [[United States]].

The origination of this movement in Enlightment Europe must be questioned, given that the British abolition of the slave trade was preceded by the Haitian Revolution, which brought an end to racial slavery in that former French colony.

The first abolition organization formed in the United States was the [[Pennsylvania Abolition Society]], originally known as the Society for the “Relief for Free Negroes unlawfully held in Bondage,”, in 1775.<ref>http://www.hsp.org/default.aspx?id=634</ref>  Organizations such as these made use of the [[Underground Railroad]], a loosely organized system for secretly transporting southern slaves into the free northern states.

Some modern day anti-abortion activists claim lineage from the abolitionist movement, in that they also fight for persons denied legal rights by unjust laws.

Some modern day anti-abortion activists claim lineage from the abolitionist movement, in that they also fight for persons denied legal rights by unjust laws.{{fact}}

 

 

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