It rests with the abolitionists, white and black, who would not let their idea die.
But it also draws attention to the importance of black abolitionists and to the forces that countered slavery's horrific heritage.
"I'm not going to die," the black abolitionist and advocate of women's rights had said.
The term is also applied to the abolitionists, both black and white, free and enslaved, who helped the slaves.
These meetings included both black and white abolitionists.
The Remonds' home provided a safe haven for both black and white abolitionists.
Some black abolitionists were able to unite their belief in moral uplift and abolition with practical programs to improve the conditions of black workers.
The African Meeting House on Joy Street was a community center for black abolitionists.
Joadson is a fictional character, but he's the only black abolitionist discussed or pictured in the study guide.
The regiment was to be made up of white and black abolitionists fighting together for black freedom.