abolitionism
noun /ˌæbəˈlɪʃənɪzəm/
/ˌæbəˈlɪʃənɪzəm/
[uncountable]- the American campaign in the 1800s to free the slaves in the southern states. Its members were called abolitionists, and many hid slaves who were escaping on the Underground Railroad. Famous abolitionists included the poet John Greenleaf Whittier and the author Harriet Beecher Stowe.
废奴主义:美国在1800年代解放南部各州奴隶的运动。它的成员被称为废奴主义者,并且有许多躲藏在地下铁路上的奴隶。著名的废奴主义者包括诗人约翰·格林利夫·惠提尔(John Greenleaf Whittier)和作家哈丽特·比彻·斯托(Harriet Beecher Stowe)。