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Line 1: − 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 to a lesser extent 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 <!-- Possibly wrong usage --> of "The Selling of [[Joseph]]." <!-- Chapter, verse needed here --> 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]] − − ==See Also== − [[Abolitionism]] − − [[Category:American Civil War]]
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