Word: abolitionism
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And Hochschild is at no loss for characters in this story; one of the earliest we meet is Sir Henry Morton Stanley, of "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" fame. Stanley is hired by King Leopold II of Belgium--according to one of Leopold's best PR men, Henry Shelton Sanford--in...
All right, this may all be very old-fashioned, but these Lords have one quality that is inspiring and not at all modern: they are remarkably wise. Evidence? They will indeed vote for the abolition of all their privileges. This will be a very British, very stiff-upper-lip revolution...
Replying to a question, D' Souza argued that the decline in black enrollments in branches of the University of California system due to the abolition of affirmative action was a "problem only for the 15 to 20 elite colleges" and over-all enrollment of minorities had not been adversely affected...
It was an opportunity he spurned, choosing instead to devote his energy and intellect to serving others. His uncompromising and unrelenting insistence on the end of de jure white supremacy, coupled with the political savvy necessary to obtain results, led to one of the most significant political and social events...
Many credit his gentle strength with encouraging the reconciliation between the black and white communities that led to the abolition of apartheid.