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Every little while, I could hear something about the abolitionists.
Chpt 7

abolitionists = reformers who favor abolishing slavery
If a slave ran away and succeeded in getting clear, or if a slave killed his master, set fire to a barn, or did any thing very wrong in the mind of a slaveholder, it was spoken of as the fruit of abolition.
Chpt 7

abolition = the act of ending a system or practice or institution
After a patient waiting, I got one of our city papers, containing an account of the number of petitions from the north, praying for the abolition of slavery in the District of Columbia, and of the slave trade between the States.
Chpt 7
From this time I understood the words abolition and abolitionist, and always drew near when that word was spoken, expecting to hear something of importance to myself and fellow-slaves.
Chpt 7
From this time I understood the words abolition and abolitionist, and always drew near when that word was spoken, expecting to hear something of importance to myself and fellow-slaves.†
Chpt 7

abolitionist = a reformer who favored ending slavery
It required a degree of courage unknown to them to do so; for just at that time, the slightest manifestation of humanity toward a colored person was denounced as abolitionism, and that name subjected its bearer to frightful liabilities.
Chpt 10

abolitionism = the belief that slavery should be abolished
The watchwords of the bloody-minded in that region, and in those days, were, "Damn the abolitionists!" and "Damn the niggers!"
Chpt 10

abolitionists = reformers who favor abolishing slavery
Both Mr. and Mrs. Johnson took a deep and lively interest in our
welfare. They proved themselves quite worthy of the name of abolitionists.
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(1) (abolition)
the act of formally ending a system, practice, or institution -- most often used to refer to the movement to end slavery when no specific system is named
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