This is a listing of notable opponents of slavery, often called

abolitionists Abolitionism, or the abolitionist movement, is the movement to end slavery. In Western Europe and the Americas, abolitionism was a historic movement that sought to end the Atlantic slave trade and liberate the enslaved people. The Britis ...

Groups

Historical

African Methodist Episcopal Church The African Methodist Episcopal Church, usually called the AME Church or AME, is a predominantly African American Methodist denomination. It adheres to Wesleyan-Arminian theology and has a connexional polity. The African Methodist Episcopal ...

(American) *

American Anti-Slavery Society The American Anti-Slavery Society (AASS; 1833–1870) was an abolitionist society founded by William Lloyd Garrison and Arthur Tappan. Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave, had become a prominent abolitionist and was a key leader of this socie ...

(American) *

American Missionary Association The American Missionary Association (AMA) was a Protestant-based abolitionist group founded on in Albany, New York. The main purpose of the organization was abolition of slavery, education of African Americans, promotion of racial equality, and ...

(American) * Anti-Slavery Society (British) *

Birmingham Ladies Society for the Relief of Negro Slaves The Birmingham Ladies Society for the Relief of Negro Slaves, also known as the Birmingham and West Bromwich Ladies Society for the Relief of Negro Slaves, was founded in Birmingham, England, on 8 April 1825. It was the first anti-slavery societ ...

, founded 1825 (British) *

Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society The Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society (1833–1840) was an abolitionist, interracial organization in Boston, Massachusetts, in the mid-19th century. "During its brief history ... it orchestrated three national women's conventions, organized a mult ...

(American) *

Boston Vigilance Committee The Boston Vigilance Committee (1841–1861) was an abolitionist organization formed in Boston, Massachusetts, to protect escaped slaves from being kidnapped and returned to slavery in the South. The Committee aided hundreds of escapees, most o ...

(American) *

British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society British may refer to: Peoples, culture, and language * British people, nationals or natives of the United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories, and Crown Dependencies. ** Britishness, the British identity and common culture * British English, ...

, founded 1839, continues as Anti-Slavery International *

Committee for the Abolition of the Slave Trade The Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade, also known as the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, and sometimes referred to as the Abolition Society or Anti-Slavery Society, was a British abolitionist group formed on ...

(British) *

Free Soil Party The Free Soil Party was a short-lived coalition political party in the United States active from 1848 to 1854, when it merged into the Republican Party. The party was largely focused on the single issue of opposing the expansion of slavery int ...

(American) * Free-Staters (Kansas) (American) *

Jayhawker Jayhawkers and red legs are terms that came to prominence in Kansas Territory during the Bleeding Kansas period of the 1850s; they were adopted by militant bands affiliated with the free-state cause during the American Civil War. These gangs we ...

s (American) *

International Justice Mission International Justice Mission is an international, non-governmental 501(c)(3) organization focused on human rights, law and law enforcement. Founded in 1997 by lawyer Gary Haugen of the United States, it is based in Washington, D.C. All IJM emp ...

(American) * Liberty Party (United States, 1840) *

Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society The Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, headquartered in Boston, was organized as an auxiliary of the American Anti-Slavery Society in 1835. Its roots were in the New England Anti-Slavery Society, organized by William Lloyd Garrison, editor of ' ...

(American) *

Massachusetts General Colored Association The Massachusetts General Colored Association was organized in Boston in 1826 to combat slavery and racism. The Association was an early supporter of William Lloyd Garrison. Its influence spread locally and was realized within New England when they ...

(American) * New York Manumission Society (American) *

New England Anti-Slavery Society The Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, headquartered in Boston, was organized as an auxiliary of the American Anti-Slavery Society in 1835. Its roots were in the New England Anti-Slavery Society, organized by William Lloyd Garrison, editor of ' ...

(American) *

New England Freedom Association The New England Freedom Association (c.1842 – c.1848) was an organization founded by African Americans in Boston for the purpose of assisting fugitive slaves. History The New England Freedom Association was founded in 1842Quarles (1969), p. 15 ...

(American) *

Oneida Institute The Oneida Institute was a short-lived (1827–1843) but highly influential school that was a national leader in the emerging abolitionist movement. It was the most radical school in the country, the first at which black men were just as welcome ...

(American) *

Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society The Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society was established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1838. Founders included James Mott, Lucretia Mott, Robert Purvis, and John C. Bowers. In August 1850, William Still while working as a clerk for the Society, ...

(American) *

Religious Society of Friends Quakers are people who belong to a historically Protestant Christian set of denominations known formally as the Religious Society of Friends. Members of these movements ("theFriends") are generally united by a belief in each human's abili ...

(Quakers) *

Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade The Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade, also known as the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade, and sometimes referred to as the Abolition Society or Anti-Slavery Society, was a British abolitionist group formed on ...

, 1787–1807? (British, aka Abolition Society) *

Society for the Mitigation and Gradual Abolition of Slavery Throughout the British Dominions A society is a group of individuals involved in persistent social interaction, or a large social group sharing the same spatial or social territory, typically subject to the same political authority and dominant cultural expectations. Societ ...

, 1823–1838 (British, aka Anti-Slavery Society) *

Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage The Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage was the first American abolition society. It was founded April 14, 1775, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, and held four meetings. Seventeen of the 24 men who attended initia ...

(American) *

Society of the Friends of the Blacks The Society of the Friends of the Blacks (''Société des amis des Noirs'' or ''Amis des noirs'') was a French abolitionist society founded during the late 18th century. The society's aim was to abolish both the institution of slavery in the F ...

(''Société des Amis des Noirs'') (French)

Contemporary

8th Day Center for Justice 8th Day Center for Justice was a Roman Catholic non-profit organization based in Chicago, Illinois. Named after the Christian concept of an eighth day, it was founded in 1974 by six congregations of religious men and women. The center was advoca ...

, a

Roman Catholic Roman or Romans most often refers to: * Rome, the capital city of Italy *Ancient Rome, Roman civilization from 8th century BC to 5th century AD * Roman people, the people of ancient Rome *'' Epistle to the Romans'', shortened to ''Romans'', a let ...

non-profit organization A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

based in

Chicago, Illinois (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

* A Better World, organization that is based in

Lacombe Lacombe may refer to: Places * Lacombe, Alberta, Canada * Lacombe County, Alberta, Canada * Lacombe, Louisiana, United States * Lacombe, Aude, France People * Albert Lacombe (1827–1916), oblate missionary to the Cree and Blackfoot * Bernard Lac ...

Alberta Alberta ( ) is one of the thirteen provinces and territories of Canada. It is part of Western Canada and is one of the three prairie provinces. Alberta is bordered by British Columbia to the west, Saskatchewan to the east, the Northwest T ...

Canada Canada is a country in North America. Its ten provinces and three territories extend from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific Ocean and northward into the Arctic Ocean, covering over , making it the world's second-largest country by to ...

* A21 Campaign, 501(c)(3) non-profit,

non-governmental organization A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in ...

that works to fight

human trafficking Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others. This may encompass providing a spouse in the context of forced marriage, or the extr ...

* ABC Nepal, non-profit non- governmental organisation working in Nepal on trafficking of girls and minors across Indian subcontinent and Arabian countries, founded by Durga Ghimire. * Agape International Missions,

nonprofit organization A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

Cambodia Cambodia (; also Kampuchea ; km, កម្ពុជា, UNGEGN: ), officially the Kingdom of Cambodia, is a country located in the southern portion of the Indochinese Peninsula in Southeast Asia, spanning an area of , bordered by Thailand ...

Anti-Slavery International Anti-Slavery International, founded as the British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society in 1839, is an international non-governmental organisation, registered charity and advocacy group, based in the United Kingdom. It is the world's oldest interna ...

, works at local, national and international levels to eliminate all forms of slavery around the world *

Arizona League to End Regional Trafficking The Arizona League to End Regional Trafficking (ALERT) is a coalition representing partnerships with law enforcement, faith-based communities, non-profit organizations, social service agencies, attorneys and concerned citizens. ALERT helps victims ...

, coalition representing partnerships with law enforcement, faith-based communities, non-profit organizations, social service agencies, attorneys and concerned citizens. * Awareness Against Human Trafficking (HAART), non-governmental organization fighting against human trafficking in Kenya. *

California Against Slavery California Against Slavery (CAS) is a 501(c)(3) organization that launched a California state wide directory of organizations and agencies that provide services to victims and survivors of human trafficking, sex trafficking, and labor trafficking ...

, human rights organization directed at strengthening

California California is a state in the Western United States, located along the Pacific Coast. With nearly 39.2million residents across a total area of approximately , it is the most populous U.S. state and the 3rd largest by area. It is also the m ...

state laws to protect victims of

sex trafficking Sex trafficking is human trafficking for the purpose of sexual exploitation. It has been called a form of modern slavery because of the way victims are forced into sexual acts non-consensually, in a form of sexual slavery. Perpetrators of the ...

Chab Dai Chab Dai ("joining hands" in Khmer) was founded in Cambodia in 2005 by Helen Sworn. Chab Dai is a coalition of diverse stakeholders committed to working together to abolish all forms of sexual abuse, human trafficking and exploitation. Chab Dai a ...

, coalition founded by

Helen Sworn Chab Dai ("joining hands" in Khmer) was founded in Cambodia in 2005 by Helen Sworn. Chab Dai is a coalition of diverse stakeholders committed to working together to abolish all forms of sexual abuse, human trafficking and exploitation. Chab Dai ai ...

that connects Christian organizations committed to ending

sexual abuse Sexual abuse or sex abuse, also referred to as molestation, is abusive sexual behavior by one person upon another. It is often perpetrated using force or by taking advantage of another. Molestation often refers to an instance of sexual assa ...

and trafficking. * Children's Organization of Southeast Asia (COSA), International Organization which works towards the prevention of child

and

sexual exploitation Sexual slavery and sexual exploitation is an attachment of any ownership right over one or more people with the intent of coercing or otherwise forcing them to engage in sexual activities. This includes forced labor, reducing a person to a s ...

within the Northern regions of Thailand, especially among hill-tribe communities. *

Coalition Against Trafficking in Women The Coalition Against Trafficking in Women (CATW) is an international non-governmental organization opposing human trafficking, prostitution, and other forms of commercial sex. Views CATW is rooted in a feminist point of view. Its definition of ...

, international

opposing

prostitution Prostitution is the business or practice of engaging in Sex work, sexual activity in exchange for payment. The definition of "sexual activity" varies, and is often defined as an activity requiring physical contact (e.g., sexual intercourse, n ...

, and other forms of commercial sex * Coalition to Abolish Slavery and Trafficking,

Los Angeles Los Angeles ( ; es, Los Ángeles, link=no , ), often referred to by its initials L.A., is the largest city in the state of California and the second most populous city in the United States after New York City, as well as one of the world ...

-based anti-

organization * ECPAT, international non-governmental organisation and network headquartered in

Thailand Thailand ( ), historically known as Siam () and officially the Kingdom of Thailand, is a country in Southeast Asia, located at the centre of the Indochinese Peninsula, spanning , with a population of almost 70 million. The country is b ...

which is designed to end the

commercial sexual exploitation of children Commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) is a commercial transaction that involves the sexual exploitation of a child, or person under the age of consent. CSEC involves a range of abuses, including but not limited to: the prostitution of ...

* The Emancipation Network, international organization dedicated to fighting

and modern-day

slavery Slavery and enslavement are both the state and the condition of being a slave—someone forbidden to quit one's service for an enslaver, and who is treated by the enslaver as property. Slavery typically involves slaves being made to perf ...

Face to Face Bulgaria Face to Face Bulgaria was founded by former Miss Bulgaria Universe winner Magdalina Valchanova in 2002. While technically separate from Face to Face International, which was founded by the United Nations, it remains in close contact. Face to Face ...

, organization whose primary mission is to prevent cases of forced prostitution and

Bulgaria Bulgaria (; bg, България, Bǎlgariya), officially the Republic of Bulgaria,, ) is a country in Southeast Europe. It is situated on the eastern flank of the Balkans, and is bordered by Romania to the north, Serbia and North Macedo ...

Free the Slaves Free the Slaves is an international non-governmental organization and lobby group, established to campaign against the modern practice of slavery around the world. It was formed as the sister organization of Anti-Slavery International but has si ...

, dedicated to ending Slavery Worldwide * Freeset, organization whose primary mission is to provide sustainable employment and economic empowerment to victims of sex trafficking in South Asia. *

Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women Global Alliance Against Traffic in Women (GAATW) is a network of more than 80 non-governmental organizations from all regions of the world that fight against human trafficking, trafficking in persons. GAATW is committed to work for changes in the ...

, network of more than 100 non-governmental organisations from all regions of the world, who share a deep concern for the women, children and men whose human rights have been violated by the criminal practice of

trafficking in persons Human trafficking is the trade of humans for the purpose of forced labour, sexual slavery, or commercial sexual exploitation for the trafficker or others. This may encompass providing a spouse in the context of forced marriage, or the extract ...

Hope for Justice Hope is an optimistic state of mind that is based on an expectation of positive outcomes with respect to events and circumstances in one's life or the world at large. As a verb, its definitions include: "expect with confidence" and "to cheris ...

, identifies and rescues victims, advocates on their behalf, provides restorative care which rebuilds lives and trains frontline professionals to tackle slavery. * Ing Makababaying Aksyon (Filipino) *

, an anti-trafficking organization. *

La Strada International Association La Strada International (LSI) is an international NGO network addressing the trafficking of persons in Europe. Creation La Strada International was created in October 2004, formalising an informal network that had existed since 1995. , it inc ...

, international NGO network addressing trafficking in human beings in

Europe Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a Continent#Subcontinents, subcontinent of Eurasia ...

* Love 146, vision: abolition of child trafficking and slavery, nothing less. *

Maiti Nepal Maiti Nepal ( ne, :ne:माइती नेपाल, माइती नेपाल) is a non-profit organization in Nepal dedicated to help the victims of Sexual slavery, human trafficking. Currently, it operates a rehabilitation home in Kath ...

Nepal Nepal (; ne, नेपाल ), formerly the Federal Democratic Republic of Nepal ( ne, सङ्घीय लोकतान्त्रिक गणतन्त्र नेपाल ), is a landlocked country in South Asia. It is ma ...

dedicated to helping victims of

NASHI Nashi ( uk, Наші; ''Nashi''; "Ours") is a Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada-based organisation that opposes human trafficking by raising awareness through education. Savelia Curniski is the president of NASHI. The organisation has establishe ...

, a

Saskatoon Saskatoon () is the largest city in the Provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Saskatchewan. It straddles a bend in the South Saskatchewan River in the central region of the province. It is located along the Trans-Canada Hig ...

Saskatchewan Saskatchewan ( ; ) is a Provinces and territories of Canada, province in Western Canada, western Canada, bordered on the west by Alberta, on the north by the Northwest Territories, on the east by Manitoba, to the northeast by Nunavut, and on t ...

-based organisation that opposes human trafficking by

raising awareness Consciousness raising (also called awareness raising) is a form of activism popularized by United States feminists in the late 1960s. It often takes the form of a group of people attempting to focus the attention of a wider group on some cause or ...

through education *

Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons The Office to Combat Trafficking in Persons (OCTIP) is a government agency responsible for coordinating efforts to address human trafficking in British Columbia, Canada. The focus of OCTIP's mandate is human rights, specifically those of the vic ...

government agency A government or state agency, sometimes an appointed commission, is a permanent or semi-permanent organization in the machinery of government that is responsible for the oversight and administration of specific functions, such as an administrati ...

responsible for coordinating efforts to address

British Columbia British Columbia (commonly abbreviated as BC) is the westernmost province of Canada, situated between the Pacific Ocean and the Rocky Mountains. It has a diverse geography, with rugged landscapes that include rocky coastlines, sandy beaches, for ...

* Polaris Project, nonprofit, non-governmental organization that works to combat and prevent modern day slavery and human trafficking * Prerana, non-governmental organization (

NGO A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in h ...

) that works in the

red-light districts A red-light district or pleasure district is a part of an urban area where a concentration of prostitution and sex-oriented businesses, such as sex shops, strip clubs, and adult theaters, are found. In most cases, red-light districts are particu ...

of Mumbai, India to protect children vulnerable to

commercial sexual exploitation Forced prostitution, also known as involuntary prostitution or compulsory prostitution, is prostitution or sexual slavery that takes place as a result of coercion by a third party. The terms "forced prostitution" or "enforced prostitution" appea ...

and

trafficking Smuggling is the illegal transportation of objects, substances, information or people, such as out of a house or buildings, into a prison, or across an international border, in violation of applicable laws or other regulations. There are various ...

. The organization runs three night care centers for children at risk, as well as shelter homes and a residential training center for girls rescued from the trafficking trade. *

Ratanak International Ratanak International (previously The Ratanak Foundation) is a Christian charity founded by Brian McConaghy in 1989 that works exclusively in Cambodia helping the country rebuild after decades of revolution, civil war and genocide. Ratanak, which ...

, organisation that rescues children from

sexual slavery Sexual slavery and sexual exploitation is an attachment of any ownership right over one or more people with the intent of coercing or otherwise forcing them to engage in sexual activities. This includes forced labor, reducing a person to a ...

and then provides them with education, rehabilitation, and safety * Reaching Out Romania,

non-governmental A non-governmental organization (NGO) or non-governmental organisation (see spelling differences) is an organization that generally is formed independent from government. They are typically nonprofit entities, and many of them are active in ...

charitable organization A charitable organization or charity is an organization whose primary objectives are philanthropy and social well-being (e.g. educational, religious or other activities serving the public interest or common good). The legal definition of a ...

Romania Romania ( ; ro, România ) is a country located at the crossroads of Central Europe, Central, Eastern Europe, Eastern, and Southeast Europe, Southeastern Europe. It borders Bulgaria to the south, Ukraine to the north, Hungary to the west, S ...

that helps girls ages 13 to 22 exit the

sex industry The sex industry (also called the sex trade) consists of businesses that either directly or indirectly provide sex-related products and services or adult entertainment. The industry includes activities involving direct provision of sex-related ...

Redlight Children Campaign The Redlight Children Campaign is a non-profit organization created by New York lawyer and president of Priority Films Guy Jacobson and Israeli actress Adi Ezroni in 2002, to combat worldwide child sexual exploitation and human trafficking. Its m ...

created by New York lawyer and president of Priority Films Guy Jacobson and Israeli actress Adi Ezroni in 2002 to combat worldwide

child sexual exploitation Commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) is a commercial transaction that involves the sexual exploitation of a child, or person under the age of consent. CSEC involves a range of abuses, including but not limited to: the prostitution of ...

and

Run for Courage Run for Courage is a nonprofit organization that combats human trafficking. The organization is based in Sacramento, California, and raises money for human trafficking victims and their families. Ashlie Bryant is the executive director of Run f ...

nonprofit A nonprofit organization (NPO) or non-profit organisation, also known as a non-business entity, not-for-profit organization, or nonprofit institution, is a legal entity organized and operated for a collective, public or social benefit, in co ...

organization that combats human trafficking *

Somaly Mam Foundation Somaly Mam ( km, ម៉ម សុម៉ាលី ; born 1970 or 1971) is a Cambodian anti-trafficking advocate who focuses primarily on sex trafficking.Pesta, Abigai"Somaly Mam's Story: 'I Didn't Lie. ''Marie Claire'', September 16, 2014. Acces ...

(Cambodian) * Slavery Footprint, nonprofit organization based in

Oakland, California Oakland is the largest city and the county seat of Alameda County, California, United States. A major West Coast port, Oakland is the largest city in the East Bay region of the San Francisco Bay Area, the third largest city overall in the ...

that works to end human trafficking and modern-day slavery. * Stop Child Trafficking Now, organization founded by Lynette Lewis, an author and

public speaker Public speaking, also called oratory or oration, has traditionally meant the act of speaking face to face to a live audience. Today it includes any form of speaking (formally and informally) to an audience, including pre-recorded speech deliver ...

Stop the Traffik STOP THE TRAFFIK was founded in 2006 by Steve Chalke MBE as a campaign coalition which aims to bring an end to human trafficking worldwide. Initially STOP THE TRAFFIK was set up as a two-year campaign to coincide with the bicentenary of the Abolit ...

, campaign coalition which aims to bring an end to

worldwide * The RINJ Foundation, Canadian-based women's group which adduces that vigorously prosecuting buyers of slaves is the way ahead to end

Sexual slavery Sexual slavery and sexual exploitation is an attachment of any ownership right over one or more people with the intent of coercing or otherwise forcing them to engage in sexual activities. This includes forced labor, reducing a person to a ...

* Truckers Against Trafficking,

that trains

truck driver A truck driver (commonly referred to as a trucker, teamster, or driver in the United States and Canada; a truckie in Australia and New Zealand; a HGV driver in the United Kingdom, Ireland and the European Union, a lorry driver, or driver in ...

s to recognize and report instances of human trafficking * Visayan Forum Foundation (Filipino)

Individuals

Historical

Abigail Adams Abigail Adams ( ''née'' Smith; November 22, [ O.S. November 11] 1744 – October 28, 1818) was the wife and closest advisor of John Adams, as well as the mother of John Quincy Adams. She was a founder of the United States, a ...

(American presidential wife and activist) *

John Quincy Adams John Quincy Adams (; July 11, 1767 – February 23, 1848) was an American statesman, diplomat, lawyer, and diarist who served as the sixth president of the United States, from 1825 to 1829. He previously served as the eighth United States ...

(American President), had a long history of opposing slavery * Prince Albert of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha (German/British) * Bronson Alcott (American) *

Louisa May Alcott Louisa May Alcott (; November 29, 1832March 6, 1888) was an American novelist, short story writer, and poet best known as the author of the novel ''Little Women'' (1868) and its sequels ''Little Men'' (1871) and '' Jo's Boys'' (1886). Raised in ...

(American) * George William Alexander (British) * Richard Allen (former slave, American Methodist) * William Allen (British Quaker) *

William G. Allen William Gustavus Allen (c. 1820 – 1 May 1888) was an African-American academic, intellectual, and lecturer. For a time he co-edited ''The National Watchman,'' an abolitionist newspaper. While studying law in Boston he lectured widely on abolitio ...

(American) *

Susan B. Anthony Susan B. Anthony (born Susan Anthony; February 15, 1820 – March 13, 1906) was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Born into a Quaker family committed to s ...

(American) * Rosa Miller Avery (American) *

Gamaliel Bailey Gamaliel Bailey (December 3, 1807June 5, 1859) was an American physician who left that career to become an abolitionist journalist, editor, and publisher, working primarily in Cincinnati, and Washington, D.C. Anti-abolitionist mobs attacked his ...

(American) * Martha Violet Ball (American) * Eusebius Barnard (American) * Austin Bearse (American) * Henry Ward Beecher (American) * Anthony Benezet (American Quaker) * Anna Amalia Bergendahl (Dutch) * Ramón Emeterio Betances (Puerto Rican) * Henry Bibb, publisher ''The Voice of the Fugitive'' newspaper (Canadian) * John Bingham, Jayhawker and Senator (American) * Thomas Binney (British) * James Gillespie Birney (American) * William Birney (American) * Simon Bolivar (Venezuelan) * William Henry Brisbane (American) * Henry Brougham, 1st Baron Brougham and Vaux (British) * George Brown (Canadian politician), George Brown (Canadian) * John Brown (abolitionist), John Brown (American) * William Wells Brown (American) * Thomas Burchell (British Jamaican) * Anson Burlingame (American) * Ansar Burney (Pakistani activist) * Aaron Burr (American politician) * Benjamin Butler (politician), Benjamin Butler (American) * Thomas Fowell Buxton (British) * Louis X of France (Louis X Capet, 1315, Kingdom of France) * Mary Ann Shadd Cary, publisher ''Provincial Freeman'' newspaper (Canadian) * Ramón Castilla, politician (Peruvian president) * Castro Alves, Antônio de Castro Alves (Brazilian) * Elizabeth Buffum Chace (American activist) * Elizabeth Margaret Chandler American writer and journalist, columnist * Zachariah Chandler (American) * William L. Chaplin (American) * Maria Weston Chapman (American) * Salmon P. Chase (American) * Lydia Maria Child (American) * Ward Chipman (Canadian) * John Clarkson (abolitionist), John Clarkson (British) * Thomas Clarkson (British) * Cassius Marcellus Clay (1810–1903), Cassius Marcellus Clay (American) * John Coburn House, John Coburn (American) * Levi Coffin (American) * Nathaniel Colver (Baptist pastor and educator, American) * Josiah Conder (editor and author), Josiah Conder (British) * Marie-Thérèse Lucidor Corbin (French Creole) * Samuel Cornish (Presbyterian of African heritage, American) * Oringe Smith Crary (American) * John Cropper, Liverpudlian trader and philanthropist * Alexander Crummell, African-American missionary * Ottobah Cugoano (African/British) * Henry Winter Davis (American) * Thomas Day (writer), Thomas Day (British) * Gilbert du Motier, marquis de Lafayette (French) * Martin Delany (son of a slave, American) * Richard Dillingham (American) * Frederick Douglass (former slave, American politician) * George Hussey Earle Sr. (American politician) * David Einhorn (rabbi), David Einhorn (American rabbi) * Edward James Eliot (British) * Ralph Waldo Emerson (American) * Olaudah Equiano former slave taken from modern day Nigeria (British) * Calvin Fairbank (American) * Alexander Falconbridge (British) * Sarah Harris Fayerweather (American) * Guillaume de Felice, Guillaume de Félice (French) * John Gregg Fee (American) * Maria Tomásia Figueira Lima (Brazilian) * Charles Finney (American) * Charles Follen (German) * Charlotte Forten Grimké, Charlotte Forten (American) * James Forten (American) * Abby Kelley Foster (American) * Stephen Symonds Foster (American) * Benjamin Franklin (American) * Amos Noë Freeman (American) * John C. Frémont (American) * Matilda Joslyn Gage (American) * Thomas Galt (American), Vice-President, Illinois Anti-Slavery Society * Eliza Ann Gardner (American) * Henry Highland Garnet (American) * Thomas Garrett (American) * William Lloyd Garrison (American) * Luís Gama (Brazilian) * Maria Grazia Giammarinaro * Jack Gladstone (Demeraran slave) * Olympe de Gouges (French) * Ulysses Grant (American) * Horace Greeley (American) * Beriah Green (American) * Henri Grégoire (French) * Leonard Grimes (American) * Angelina Grimké (American) * Sarah Moore Grimké (American) * Vicente Guerrero (Mexican) * Alexander Hamilton (American) * Hannibal Hamlin (American) * Theophilus Harrington (American) * Laura Smith Haviland (American) * Lewis Hayden (former slave, American) * Michael Heilprin (American rabbi) * Hinton Rowan Helper (opposed slavery on economic grounds, American) * Elizabeth Heyrick (British) * Wild Bill Hickok, James Butler "Wild Bill" Hickok (American) * Elias Hicks (American) * Miguel Hidalgo (Mexican) * Thomas Wentworth Higginson (American) * José Hilario López (Colombian) * Thomas S. Hinde (American) * Isaac Hopper (American) * Julia Ward Howe (American) * Samuel Gridley Howe (American) * Thaddeus Hyatt (American) * José Miguel Infante (Chilean) * Robert G. Ingersoll (American) * Isabel, Princess Imperial of Brazil * Francis Jackson (abolitionist), Francis Jackson (American) * Harriet Jacobs (1813–1897) (former slave, American) Gilbert Studios photograph of Harriet Jacobs

Gilbert Studios photograph of Harriet Jacobs

* John Jay (American) * Samuel Johnson (British) * Absalom Jones (American) * Hezekiah Joslyn (American) * Abby Kelley (American) * Joseph Ketley (British) * Fanny Kemble (British), author of ''Journal of a Residence on a Georgian Plantation in 1838–1839'' * William Knibb (British) * Gustav Koerner (German American) * James H. Lane (Senator) (American) * John Laurens (American) * Benjamin Lay (American) * Hart Leavitt (American), Underground Railroad operator, Massachusetts * Joshua Leavitt (American), editor of the abolitionist newspaper ''The Emancipator'' * Roger Hooker Leavitt (American), Underground Railroad operator, MassachusettsRoger Hooker and Keziah Leavitt House, Charlemont, Massachusetts, National Park Service Network to Freedom Sites, nps.gov
* Abraham Lincoln (American President) * David Livingstone (Scottish) * Rose Livingston (American) Rose Livingstone in 1913

* Toussaint L'Ouverture (former slave, a commander of the Haitian Revolution) * Jermain Loguen (former slave, American) * Elijah Lovejoy (American) * James Russell Lowell (American) * Maria White Lowell (American) * Henry G. Ludlow (American) * Benjamin Lundy (American) * Zachary Macaulay (British) * Samuel Joseph May (American) * Philip Mazzei (Italian) * Isaac Mendenhall (American) * Charles Middleton, 1st Baron Barham (British) * José Gregorio Monagas (Venezuelan) * Hannah More (British) * José María Morelos (Mexican) * Robert Morris (lawyer), Robert Morris (American) * Lucretia Mott (American) * William Murray, 1st Earl of Mansfield (British) * Joaquim Nabuco (Brazilian) * William Cooper Nell (American) * John Newton, former slave merchant (British) * Richard Oastler (British) * Daniel O'Connell (Irish) * James Edward Oglethorpe (English, founder of the Province of Georgia) * Frederick Law Olmsted (American) * Saint Acacius of Amida (Persian) * Samuel Oughton (American), advocate of black labour rights in Jamaica) * Thomas Paine (British born) * John Parker (abolitionist), John Parker (former slave, American) * Theodore Parker (American) (1810–1860), Unitarian minister and abolitionist whose words inspired speeches by Abraham Lincoln and later by Martin Luther King Jr. ("The arc of the moral universe is long...") * Francis Daniel Pastorius (German-American) * José do Patrocínio (Brazilian) * Pedro I of Brazil * Pedro II of Brazil * Wendell Phillips (American) * James Shepherd Pike (American), journalist * Mary Ellen Pleasant (American) * Bishop Beilby Porteus (British) * John Wesley Posey (American) * Gabriel Prosser (insurrectionist, American slave) * Harriet Forten Purvis (American) * Robert Purvis (American) * Sarah Louisa Forten Purvis (American) * Periyar E. V. Ramasamy (Founder of Self Respect Movement in Southern India) * James Ramsay (abolitionist), James Ramsay (British) * John Rankin (abolitionist), John Rankin (American) * Hermann Raster (American) * William Rathbone IV (British) * John D. Read (American) * André Rebouças (Brazilian) * Charles Lenox Remond (American) * Maximilien Robespierre (French) * Ernestine Rose (American) * Benjamin Rush (American) * John Brown Russwurm (Jamaican/American) * Richard S. Rust (American) * Ignatius Sancho (first ex-slave to vote, British) * Victor Schœlcher (French) * Dred Scott (American slave) * Samuel Sewall (American) * Samuel Edmund Sewall (American) * William H. Seward, Secretary of State under Lincoln (American) * Granville Sharp (British) * Samuel Sharpe (Jamaican) * James Sherman (minister), James Sherman (British) * José Bonifácio de Andrada e Silva (Brazilian) * Kathleen Simon (British) Lady Simon

* Gerrit Smith (American) * John Smith (missionary), John Smith (British missionary to Demerara, Guyana) * Joshua Bowen Smith (American) * William Smith (abolitionist), William Smith (British) * Silas Soule (American) * Herbert Spencer (British) * Lysander Spooner (American lawyer) * Edwin Stanton, Secretary of War under Lincoln (American) * Elizabeth Cady Stanton (American) * Henry Stanton (American) * James Stephen (British politician), James Stephen (British lawyer) * James Stephen (undersecretary), James Stephen (son) (British administrator) * Thaddeus Stevens (American) * Maria W. Stewart (American) * William Still (American) * Lucy Stone (American) * Harriet Beecher Stowe (American) * Charles Sumner (American) * La Roy Sunderland (American) * Theodore de Korwin Szymanowski (Polish) * Arthur Tappan (American) * Lewis Tappan (American) * George Thompson (abolitionist), George Thompson (British) * Henry David Thoreau (American) * Henry Thornton (abolitionist), Henry Thornton (British) * John Ton (Dutch-born American) * Charles Turner Torrey (American) * Joseph Tracy (American) * John Harfield Tredgold (British) * Sojourner Truth (American) * Harriet Tubman (American) * Nat Turner insurrectionist, former slave (American) * Denmark Vesey insurrectionist, former slave (American) * Julio Vizcarrondo (Spanish, born in Puerto Rico) * Benjamin Wade (American) * David Walker (abolitionist) (son of a slave, American) * Samuel Ringgold Ward (born into slavery, American) * Josiah Wedgwood (British) produced Josiah Wedgwood#"Am I Not a Man And a Brother?", "''Am I Not A Man And A Brother?''" anti-slavery medallion * Theodore Dwight Weld (American) * John Wesley (British) * Charles Augustus Wheaton (American) Underground Railroad Operator, New York * Walt Whitman (American) * John Greenleaf Whittier (American) * William Wilberforce (British) Leading Parliamentary abolitionist * Austin Willey (American newspaper editor) * Henry Wilson (American Vice President) * Hiram Wilson (Canada) * John Woolman (American Quaker) * Elizur Wright (American) * Frances Wright (American)

Contemporary

* David Batstone founder of the non-profit organization Not for Sale (American) * Don Brewster founder of Agape International Missions (American) * Florrie R. Burke (American) * Vednita Carter founder of Breaking Free (American) * Katherine Chon co-founder of Polaris Project (American) * Derek Ellerman co-founder of Polaris Project (American) * Durga Ghimire (Nepali) * Maria Grazia Giammarinaro (Italian) * Glendene Grant mother of slave, founder of Mothers Against Trafficking in Humans (Canadian) * Nick Grono Freedom Fund and Walk Free Foundation (Australian) * Siddharth Kara author of Sex Trafficking: Inside the Business of Modern Slavery (2009) and Bonded Labor: Tackling the System of Slavery in South Asia (American) * Rachel Lloyd (British) * Rose Livingston former slave who worked to free slaves in New York City (American) * Iana Matei founder of Reaching Out Romania (Romanian) * Somaly Mam founder of

(Cambodian) * Bukola Oriola former slave, author of ''Imprisoned: The Travails of a Trafficked Victim'' (Nigerian) * Kathleen Simon, Viscountess Simon (British) * Elizabeth Smart former slave, founder of Elizabeth Smart Foundation (American) * Linda Smith (American politician) founder of Shared Hope International (American) *

(English) * Sheila White (abolitionist), Sheila White former slave (American)

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