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

'''Abolitionism''' was a movement that sought to end the institution of [[slavery]] and the worldwide slave trade.  It originated with the [[Enlightenment]] in [[Europe]]{{fact-history}} and eventually spread to other areas, including the [[United States]].

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.

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. Slavery was outlawed in the United States by 1865 by the passage of the [[Thirteenth Amendment]], although specific states abolished it starting in 1777.

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}}

Although slavery is outlawed in most countries today, it is still practiced in some areas of the world, mostly in secret.

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