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'''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 Kingdom|British]] colonies in [[North America]].

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

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.

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.