antislavery

[ an-tee-sley-vuh-ree, -sleyv-ree, an-tahy- ]

noun

1. opposition to slavery.

adjective

1. of or relating to antislavery:

   The antislavery movement in the United States gained momentum in the early 19th century.

antislavery

/ ˌæntɪˈsleɪvərɪ /

adjective

1. opposed to slavery, esp slavery of Black people

Word History and Origins

Origin of antislavery¹

An Americanism dating back to 1810–20; anti- + slavery

Example Sentences

Although journalists from various antislavery publications attended the conference, there is no record of Douglass’s remarks.

From Time

That the Continental Congress felt like Jefferson’s antislavery sentiments were too controversial, but the accusation of “instigated insurrections” was not, suggests just how successful their campaign had been.

From Time

Lincoln’s outlook was rooted in a distinct antislavery constitutionalism, elaborated by reformers and politicians in counterpoint to the proslavery constitutionalism of Southern enslavers.

From Washington Post

He needed Southern oligarchs’ support to secure a presidential nomination, but he needed his antislavery constituents’ votes to hold on to his Senate seat.

From Washington Post

In the short term, however, the Haitian Revolution actually slowed the official antislavery campaign.

From The Daily Beast

Popular pressure then forced British leaders to take the lead in the international antislavery crusade.

From The Daily Beast

The first two volumes concentrated almost exclusively on the white male leaders of the antislavery campaign.

From The Daily Beast

That would only foreshadow the “fractured antislavery world” to come, as Kantrowitz calls it, which emerged after the Civil War.

From The Daily Beast

Although from his youth an antislavery man, Lincoln was not an Abolitionist in the early days of the slavery agitation.

From Project Gutenberg

He came forth as the champion of the antislavery cause in his native State, and soon attracted the eyes of the whole nation.

From Project Gutenberg

How far antislavery documents had influence on the slaves themselves, it is difficult to say.

From Project Gutenberg

A year later, the students of Lane Seminary determined to hold an antislavery prayer meeting.

From Project Gutenberg

He was one of the pioneers in the antislavery movement, and one of the founders of the Republican party.

From Project Gutenberg