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  Abolitionism - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
One particular project of the abolitionists was the establishment of Sierra Leone as a settlement for former slaves of the British Empire back in west Africa.
The Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage was the first American abolition society, formed April 14, 1775, in Philadelphia, primarily by Quakers who had a strong religious objection.
The abolitionist movement was strengthened by the activities of free African-Americans, especially in the fl church, who argued that the old Biblical justifications for slavery contradicted the New Testament.
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 Utopia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-01)
Religious utopias, perhaps expansively described as a garden of delights, existence free of worry amid streets paved with gold, in a bliss of enlightenment enjoying nearly godlike powers, are often a reason for perceiving benefit in remaining faithful to a religion, and an incentive for converting new members.
The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621) by Robert Burton, a utopian society is described in the preface.
Society for Utopian Studies is the Main Page for the Society for Utopian Studies, an international, interdisciplinary association devoted to the study of utopianism in all its forms, with a particular emphasis on literary and experimental utopias.
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 1st abolitionist society in U.S. organizes in Philadelphia April 14 in History
1st abolitionist society in U.S. organizes in Philadelphia April 14 in History
1st abolitionist society in U.S. organizes in Philadelphia
I think we can win it if my brain holds out.
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