National Anti-Slavery Standard

National Anti-Slavery Standard ( 1840–72),
published from New York by the American Anti-Slavery Society, advocated complete and immediate abolition, education for blacks, and perpetuation of the Union. Among its contributors were Eliza Lee Follen, Wendell Phillips, and Lowell. In 1848–49 Lowell was an active editor, and he was associated with the magazine until 1852. His contributions, posthumously collected in separate volumes, include The Biglow Papers. After 1870 the unstable magazine several times changed its title, periods of publication, and crusades, which included women's rights and temperance.