The abolitionist movement was a social and political push for the immediate emancipation of all slaves and the end of racial discrimination and segregation. Advocating for emancipation separated abolitionists from more moderate anti-slavery advocates, who argued for gradual emancipation, and from âFree-Soilâ activists who sought to restrict slavery to existing areas and prevent its spread.
MARRIAGE EQUALITY. UPDATE: The USA has marriage equality! Same-sex marriage has been legal nationwide since June 26, 2015. Full update to our article coming soon.
Informed stakeholder in the legalization of same-sex marriage. Same-sex marriage was outlawed in the Roman Empire in 342 CE. Same-sex marriage was never legal in modern times until April 1, 2001, when it was legalized in the Netherlands. Same-sex marriage is actually illegal in very few countries, if you understand an illegal act to be one for which you can be arrested and imprisoned or fined.