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Promoting the abolitionists' cause...
Promoting the abolitionists' cause...
Item # 700260
December 11, 1844
EMANCIPATOR & WEEKLY CHRONICLE, Boston, Dec. 11, 1844
* Rare anti-slavery publication
* Abolition movement - free slaves
One of the less common anti-slavery newspapers with content as you might suspect.
This abolitionist newspaper was first published in New York City and by this time in Boston. It was founded as the official newspaper of the American Anti-Slavery Society, and from 1840 to 1850 it was published by the Liberty Party.
The Liberty Party was an early advocate of the abolitionist cause and it broke away from the American Anti-Slavery Society to advocate the view that the Constitution was an anti-slavery document.
Four pages, small piece from the right margin affects a few words, the various foxing spots seen in the photos do not cause loss of readability.
background: The Emancipator and Weekly Chronicle was a Boston-based abolitionist newspaper published from March 1844 to October 1845, serving as the official organ of the Liberty Party. Edited by Joshua Leavitt, it played a key role in promoting anti-slavery political action, blending moral arguments with advocacy for legislative change. The paper covered major issues like the annexation of Texas, enforcement of the Fugitive Slave Law, and conditions of enslaved people in the South. Though relatively short-lived under this title, it was influential in shaping abolitionist discourse and is now a rare and valuable resource preserved in select archives and collections.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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