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Abolitionists

Abolitionists
This picture, which appeared in an American antislavery almanac, depicts an abolitionist freeing a slave. The abolitionist movement worked to end slavery in the United States through political and religious persuasion.
The Granger Collection, Ltd
Appears in these articles:
United States (History); Abolitionist Movement; Slavery
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