what is an abolitionist
Brown; John Brown (abolitionist who was hanged after leading an unsuccessful raid at Harper's Ferry, Virginia (1800-1858)). Douglass; Frederick Douglass (United States abolitionist who escaped from slavery and became an influential writer and lecturer in the North (1817-1895)). Garrison; William Lloyd Garrison (United States abolitionist who published an anti-slavery journal (1805-1879)).