because slavery was always with africans and so the abolitionists couldn't ignore it. They payed so much attention to it, that when the compromise of 1850 was put in i increased abolitionists againest slavery. They hated slavery because usally they were africans too, or white and thought everyone should have equal rights and freedom.
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Abolitionists were against slavery because they believed it was morally wrong to treat individuals as property, denying them basic human rights and freedoms. They also viewed slavery as a violation of the principles of equality and justice. Many abolitionists argued that all individuals should have the right to freedom and self-determination.
Edmund Randolph was a slave owner and a supporter of slavery. He did not advocate for the abolition of slavery and did not take a public stand against the practice during his lifetime.
Pro-slavery refers to the belief that owning slaves is acceptable or beneficial, while anti-slavery refers to the opposition against slavery and the belief in the equality and freedom of all individuals, regardless of race.
Some people were against slavery for moral and ethical reasons, believing it to be a violation of human rights. Others opposed slavery for economic reasons, arguing that it hindered free labor markets. Additionally, there were those who believed in the principles of freedom and equality, seeing slavery as contradictory to these values.
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The first known individual to speak out against slavery was St. Augustine, a theologian from the early Christian Church who argued that slavery was a result of sin and was not part of God's original plan for humanity.