Answer:
Correct answer is A. people who demanded the emancipation of slaves.
Explanation:
A is the correct answer as it refers to the people who were fighting for deliberation and emancipation of slaves. Among them, probably the most famous one was Abraham Lincoln.
B is not correct as owners of plantation were against abolitionists, as they needed slaves to work on their plantations.
C is not correct as fugitive slaves were the people deprived of their rights, who run away from hard life that was imposed to them.
D is not correct as it doesn't refer to people who asked for banishment of slavery.
E is not correct as this people are totally opposite to abolitionists.