How did abolitionists use the political system to fight slavery?
a. by forming third parties that advocated laws against slavery
b. by bringing lawsuits against slave-owners on constitutional grounds
c. by encouraging slaves and free black workers to refuse to work
Ans: a. by forming third parties that advocated laws against slavery
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