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121Chapman, Maria Weston — orig. Maria Weston born July 25, 1806, Weymouth, Mass., U.S. died July 12, 1885, Weymouth U.S. abolitionist. She was principal of the Young Ladies High School in Boston from 1828 to 1830, when she married Henry Chapman, a Boston merchant. In 1832 …
122Foster, Abigail Kelley — orig. Abigail Kelley born Jan. 15, 1810, Pelham, Mass., U.S. died Jan. 14, 1887, Worcester, Mass. U.S. abolitionist. She became active in a branch of the Female Anti Slavery Society in the 1830s, and in 1838 she helped William Lloyd Garrison… …
123Lincoln, Abraham — born Feb. 12, 1809, near Hodgenville, Ky., U.S. died April 15, 1865, Washington, D.C. 16th president of the U.S. (1861–65). Born in a Kentucky log cabin, he moved to Indiana in 1816 and to Illinois in 1830. After working as a storekeeper, a rail… …
124Phillips, Wendell — born Nov. 29, 1811, Boston, Mass., U.S. died Feb. 2, 1884, Boston U.S. reformer and abolitionist. A wealthy graduate of Harvard Law School, he sacrificed social status and a prospective political career in order to join the antislavery movement.… …
125Law, Crime, and Law Enforcement — ▪ 2006 Introduction Trials of former heads of state, U.S. Supreme Court rulings on eminent domain and the death penalty, and high profile cases against former executives of large corporations were leading legal and criminal issues in 2005.… …
126Stephen Symonds Foster — (1809–1881) was a radical American abolitionist known for his dramatic and aggressive style of public speaking, and for his stance against those in the church who failed to fight slavery. His marriage to Abby Kelley Foster brought his energetic… …
127Not for Sale Campaign — Not for Sale is a 501(c)(3) non profit organization based out of California. According to their mission statement, Not For Sale equips and mobilizes Smart Activists to re abolish slavery in their own backyards and across the globe. Not For Sale… …
128Opposition to capital punishment in the United States — existed as early as the colonial period. Opposition to the death penalty peaked in 1966 [1], rising to 47% opposition, higher than those who supported it (42%), the rest (11%) had no opinion . The death penalty increased in popularity throughout… …
