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The famous anti-slavery newspaper...
The famous anti-slavery newspaper...
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August 19, 1864
THE LIBERATOR, Boston, Aug. 19, 1864
* Rare anti-slavery title
* For freedom of slaves
* American Civil War era
* Slave auction print
This is the famous anti-slavery newspaper by famed abolitionist publisher William Lloyd Garrison. The masthead features two engravings, one of a slave auction and the other showing slaves being emancipated.
Articles include: "Subjugation of the South" "The War Viewed by a True Democrat" "The Question of Negro Suffrage" "The War and Slavery" "The Cause of Freedom in America" "Lincoln--Liberty--Freedom" "Payment of Colored Troops" "Sharp Letter from Gen. Sherman" is signed by him in type; "Barbarous Treatment of Slaves In Kentucky" and more.
Four pages, never bound nor trimmed, bit of foxing & fold wear, nice condition.
AI notes: The Liberator was a prominent anti-slavery newspaper founded by William Lloyd Garrison in Boston on January 1, 1831. It became one of the most influential voices in the American abolitionist movement, known for its uncompromising stance against slavery and its calls for immediate emancipation. Garrison used the paper to advocate for racial equality, women's rights, and nonviolence. Though it faced hostility, threats, and even suppression in the South, The Liberator continued publication for 35 years, ceasing only after the passage of the 13th Amendment in 1865. Its legacy endures as a powerful force in the fight against slavery and for human rights.
Category: Yankee
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