What does it mean to be an abolitionist?
: a person who wants to stop or abolish slavery : an advocate of abolition. Before going to England I had had no proper conception of the deep interest displayed by the abolitionists of England in the cause of freedom, nor did I realize the amount of substantial help given by them.
: a person who wants to stop or abolish slavery : an advocate of abolition. Before going to England I had had no proper conception of the deep interest displayed by the abolitionists of England in the cause of freedom, nor did I realize the amount of substantial help given by them.