Sentences with phrase «movement against slavery»

More important though, historically, is the role the story of the Amistad played in building the movement against slavery in the United States.

When a movement against slavery was first introduced in Europe and then America, some of the most vocal opponents to this movement came from Christians.

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Previous historians have noted that most cultures justified slavery, while the peculiarity of Christian ones lies in also producing a movement against it.

One can not understand the fight against slavery, the women's suffrage movement, or the Civil Rights movement without knowledge of the Bible.