Abolitionism
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Abolitionism was a movement that sought to end the institution of slavery. It originated with the Enlightenment in Europe and eventually spread to other areas, including the northern United States. Some of its adherents murdered white slave owners and openly encouraged violent slave rebellions in the South, which soon led to the American Civil War.