Declaration of Sentiments of the American Anti-Slavery Society

Adopted at the Formation of said Society, in Philadelphia, on the 4th day of December, 1833.

  • New York: William S. Dorr for the American Anti-Slavery Society, 1833
By ANTI-SLAVERY
New York: William S. Dorr for the American Anti-Slavery Society, 1833. ANTI-SLAVERY; GARRISON, William Lloyd. GARRISON, William Lloyd. Declaration of Sentiments of the American Anti-Slavery Society.. Adopted at the Formation of said Society, in Philadelphia, on the 4th day of December, 1833. New York: William S. Dorr for the American Anti-Slavery Society, 1833.

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[ANTI-SLAVERY]. [GARRISON, William Lloyd]. Declaration of Sentiments of the American Anti-Slavery Society. Adopted at the Formation of said Society, in Philadelphia, on the 4th day of December, 1833. New York: William S. Dorr for the American Anti-Slavery Society, 1833.

First edition of a tract issued on the occasion of the first meeting of the American Anti-Slavery Society, to designate their goals, namely the immediate end to slavery throughout the United States. Octavo (8 7/8 x 5 3/4 inches; 226 x 145 mm). Single sheet folded at inner margin. 4 pp. Some very mild toning. Otherwise about fine.

"As the main activist arm of the Abolition Movement, the [The American Anti-Slavery Society (AASS)] was founded in 1833 under the leadership of William Lloyd Garrison." (Brittanica).

"In 1833, sixty abolitionist leaders met in Philadelphia to create a national organization to bring about the immediate emancipation of enslaved persons. The American Anti-Slavery Society (AASS) produced such publications as The Slave's Friend, a monthly pamphlet for children; issued broadsides; sponsored public lectures; and encouraged civil disobedience and boycotts of cotton and other products of slave labor. In 1841, Frederick Douglass joined AASS and often traveled and made speeches on its behalf. He delivered 'What the Black Man Wants' at the annual meeting of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society in 1865, just days before the end of the Civil War. AASS was dissolved in 1870, five years after the 13th Amendment abolishing slavery was ratified." (Library of Congress).

HBS 69162.

$750.

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Title

Declaration of Sentiments of the American Anti-Slavery Society

Author

ANTI-SLAVERY

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Publisher

William S. Dorr for the American Anti-Slavery Society: New York

Date

1833


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