American Anti-Slavery Society Is Founded
At a glance:
- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Slavery, Slaves, Organizations, Agencies, Institutions, Abolition movement, Abolitionists
- Curriculum: African American History, American History 1816-1855
- Geographical Location: Pennsylvania
- Date: December, 1833
Article abstract: The American Anti-Slavery Society (AASS) was the union of two centers of radical abolitionism, calling for immediate eradication of slavery.
Summary of Event
The tumult of reform and revivalism that swept over the northern and western areas of the United States in the 1830’s and 1840’s produced a number of voluntary associations and auxiliaries. Perhaps the most important of these was the American Anti-Slavery Society (AASS), founded in December, 1833. Sixty delegates gathered in Philadelphia to form the national organization,...
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