Name: Instructor: Course: Date: Â Abolitionist The abolitionist movement is a reform movement initiated in the 18th and 19th centuries. It is mostly referred to as the antislavery movement, aimed at ending the enslavement of the African- Americans as well as the descendants of Africans in Europe. Some of the joint leaders of the abolitionist war in this essence include William Garrison, Fredrick Douglas, Harriet Tubman and William Still. Some of the actions of the just mentioned leaders had a different impact on the abolitionist movement (Blackett, 1833). For example, William Garrison demanded the end of slavery and proposed that compensation should not be provided for the slave owners, as...
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