Pennsylvania Society for the Abolition of Slavery Is Founded
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- Series: Great Events from History: North American Series
- Categories: Social Issues, Reform, and Protest
- Subcategories: Colonialism, Colonies, Settlements, African Americans, Blacks, Slavery, Slaves, Organizations, Agencies, Institutions, Abolition movement, Abolitionists
- Curriculum: American Colonial History (1607-1775), African American History
- Geographical Location: Pennsylvania
- Date: April 14, 1775
Article abstract: The first antislavery society in America, developing the abolitionist philosophy.
Summary of Event
On April 14, l775, a group of men gathered at the Sun Tavern on Second Street in Philadelphia to establish the first antislavery society in America. After electing John Baldwin their president and adopting a constitution, they named their organization the Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage. Sixteen of the twenty-four founders were members of the Society of Friends, or Quakers. The creation of this antislavery...
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