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* In 1964, historian George B. Tindall said that in the 1920s [[H. L. Mencken]] was the "guiding genius" behind "the neoabolitionist myth of the Savage South". That is, Mencken was breaking with the "lost cause" heroic image of the South and sharply criticizing it, as did the abolitionists.<ref>Tindall, "Mythology: A New Frontier in Southern History," in Frank E. Vandiver, ed., ''The Idea of the South: Pursuit of a Central Theme'' 1964 pp 5&ndash;6</ref>

* In 1964, historian George B. Tindall said that in the 1920s [[H. L. Mencken]] was the "guiding genius" behind "the neoabolitionist myth of the Savage South". That is, Mencken was breaking with the "lost cause" heroic image of the South and sharply criticizing it, as did the abolitionists.<ref>Tindall, "Mythology: A New Frontier in Southern History," in Frank E. Vandiver, ed., ''The Idea of the South: Pursuit of a Central Theme'' 1964 pp 5&ndash;6</ref>

* In the 1960s the term was popularized by the young radical historian [[Howard Zinn]], who in 1964 called the activists in the [[Civil Rights Movement]] who fought to overturn [[Jim Crow]] segregation the "new abolitionists." Zinn, however, did not use the term neoabolitionist and he did not apply the term to contemporary historians.  

* In the 1960s the term was popularized by the young radical historian [[Howard Zinn]], who in 1964 called the activists in the [[Civil Rights Movement]] who fought to overturn [[Jim Crow]] segregation the "new abolitionists." Zinn, however, did not use the term neoabolitionist and he did not apply the term to contemporary historians.  

* In the mid-1960s The term appeared in several articles in scholarly journals including ''Journal  of Southern History''  Vol. 31, No. 4 (Nov., 1965), p.&nbsp;461; also ''ibid.'' Vol. 32 (Feb., 1966), p 67) although it is not clear that those references referred to historians themselves or to the activists in the civil rights movement.  

* In the mid-1960s The term appeared in several articles in scholarly journals including ''Journal  of Southern History''  Vol. 31, No. 4 (Nov., 1965), p.&nbsp;461; also ''ibid.'' Vol. 32 (Feb., 1966), (p 67) although it is not clear that those references referred to historians themselves or to the activists in the civil rights movement.  

* In 1969, Stanford historian Don Fehrenbacher in the ''American Historical Review'' wrote about, "today's neoabolitionist historians, whose own social roles often intensify their sense of identity with the antislavery radicals."  

* In 1969, Stanford historian Don Fehrenbacher in the ''American Historical Review'' wrote about, "today's neoabolitionist historians, whose own social roles often intensify their sense of identity with the antislavery radicals."  

* In 1974 [[C. Vann Woodward]] noted that, "by the 1950s a neoabolitionist mood prevailed among historians of slavery.<ref>''American Historical review'' (April 1974) p. 471</ref>

* In 1974 [[C. Vann Woodward]] noted that, "by the 1950s a neoabolitionist mood prevailed among historians of slavery.<ref>''American Historical review'' (April 1974) p. 471</ref>