Abolitionist movement (1 janv. 1830 – 1 janv. 1870)

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The abolitionist movement was an organized effort to end the practice of slavery in the United States. Abolitionist activists wanted to abolish slavery entirely, deviating from other groups who, for example, sought only to stop the expansion of slavery into newly formed states. Though it started as a movement with religious underpinnings, abolitionism became a controversial political issue that divided much of the country. Supporters and critics often engaged in heated debates and violent— even deadly—confrontations. The divisiveness and animosity fueled by the movement, along with other factors, led to the Civil War and ultimately the end of slavery in America.

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