An ancestor was a prominent abolitionist who helped slaves make their way to freedom in Canada.

The college was founded in 1860 by prominent abolitionist and pastor Jonathan Blanchard.

This debate immediately attracted the attention of several prominent abolitionists.

Frederick Douglass (c. 1818-1895), prominent abolitionist before the war, an author, publisher, and diplomat afterward.

Effingham developed fame in the mills and later became a prominent abolitionist.

Brown, on the other hand, was a prominent abolitionist, lecturer, novelist, playwright, and historian in the United States.

Following his liberation, Douglass, a former slave, went on to become a prominent abolitionist, speaker, author, and publisher.

There he became the associate of prominent abolitionists, and a constant worker in their cause.

William Lloyd Garrison, a prominent abolitionist, was motivated by a belief in the growth of democracy.

Toward the end of his life, he freed his slaves and became one of the most prominent abolitionists.