The Abolition Movement was a social and political push for immediate emancipation of all slaves and ending racial discrimination and segregation in America during 18th & 19th centuries.
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Underground Railroad: A network of secret routes used by enslaved African Americans to escape into free states or Canada with help from abolitionists who were sympathetic to their cause.
Emancipation Proclamation: An executive order issued by President Abraham Lincoln on January 1, 1863 freeing slaves in Confederate-held territories during Civil War.
Frederick Douglass: An escaped slave who became prominent abolitionist, author, public speaker, and advocate for women's rights.