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.
(SERGEI SUPINSKY/AFP/Getty Images). The Supreme Court of the United States has ruled that marriage equality is legal in all 50 states under the Fourteenth Amendment. The 5-4 ruling came early Friday morning just before many Pride Parade weekends were about to kick off, most notably in New York City.