Abolitionism in the United States

Articles about the movements, activists, ideas, and campaigns that sought to end slavery in the United States.

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Second Great Awakening (United States religious revival, c. 1790s–1830s) Second Great Awakening A widespread Protestant revival movement in the United States that emphasized revival meetings, personal conversion, and spurred social reforms such as temperance and abolitionism.

Slavery in the United States: History, Structure, and Legacy Slavery in the United States An overview of the institution of slavery in what became the United States, its legal and economic structures, development from colonial times to abolition, and its cultural and hi…