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American Anti-slavery Society - Frances Watkins, William Brown, and more...
American Anti-slavery Society - Frances Watkins, William Brown, and more...
Item # 719148
May 15, 1857
the semi-weekly times, New York, May 15, 1857 Pages 2 and 3 have significant coverage of the 24th anniversary gathering of the American Anti-Slavery Society. Among the speakers were William Lloyd Garrison (President), Wendell Phillips, Frances Ellen Watkins (a free negro woman), William Wells Brown (a fugitive slave), and more. While most are familiar with the first two mentioned above, the latter two are worth exploring.
The coverage takes over 6 columns of text.
Other news of the day is found throughout, including a brief article about the ongoing conflict between the Mormons and the U.S. government, a few articles re: the Kansas situation (as it relates to slavery), and two with coverage related to the murder of Dr. Harvey Burdell.
Complete in 8 pages, a handful of archival tape mends, somewhat brittle, but otherwise good. See images for details.
Category: Pre-Civil War
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