wendell phillips

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Definition von wendell phillips im Englisch Englisch wörterbuch

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. His reputation as an inspirational orator was established with his address at an abolitionist meeting in 1837 to protest the murder of Elijah Lovejoy. He became an associate of William Lloyd Garrison and lectured widely at meetings of the American Anti-Slavery Society, serving as its president from 1865 to 1870. He also advocated prohibition, woman suffrage, prison reform, regulation of corporations, and labour reform

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Wen·dell Phil·lips

Türkische aussprache

wendıl fîlîps

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/ˈwendəl ˈfələps/ /ˈwɛndəl ˈfɪlɪps/