abolitionism

Also known as abolition of the slave trade, slavery abolition, abolitionist movement, anti-slavery movement, opposition to slavery, movement to abolish slavery

thumb|250px|upright|Photograph of a slave boy in the Sultanate of Zanzibar. 'An Arab master's punishment for a slight offence.' . From at least the 1860s onwards, photography was a powerful weapon in the abolitionist arsenal.

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Abolitionism was a movement to end slavery, which used various tools including photography to document and expose the harsh realities of enslaved people's experiences. By spreading these images and evidence, abolitionists sought to build public support for eliminating slavery entirely.

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France
Early abolition in metropolitan France
''Code Noir'' and Age of Enlightenment
First general abolition of slavery (1794)
Re-establishment of slavery in the colonies (1802)
Abolition of slavery in Haiti (1804)
Second abolition (1848)
Final abolition (1903) and subsequent events
Great Britain
Overview
Development
British Empire
Moldavia and Wallachia
In the Americas
Latin America
Canada
United States
Civil War and final emancipation
Cuba and Brazil
Women and abolitionism
Notable abolitionists
Abolitionist publications
United States
International
International abolitionism
After abolition
Commemoration
American abolitionist constitutionalism
Contemporary abolitionism
See also
Organisations and commemorations
References and notes
Footnotes
Citations
Sources
Further reading
External links

Abolitionism, or the abolitionist movement, is the political movement to end slavery and liberate enslaved individuals around the world. It gained momentum in the western world in the late 18th and 19th centuries.