Pro-abolitionist
[ab-uh-lish-uh-nist] /ˌæb əˈlɪʃ ə nɪst/
noun
1.
(especially prior to the Civil War) a person who advocated or supported the abolition of slavery in the U.S.
2.
a person who favors the abolition of any law or practice deemed harmful to society:
the abolitionists who are opposed to capital punishment.
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