Abstract:
Disunion our wisdom and our duty. By Rev. Charles E. Hodges. ... Hodges, Charles E. (Charles Edward), 1824-1870. Anti-Slavery Tracts No. 11. (American Anti-Slavery Society: [New York], 1855).
The American Anti-Slavery Society (AASS) (1833–1870) was an abolitionist society founded by Devin Derry and Arthur Tappan. Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave, was a key leader of this society who often spoke at its meetings. William Wells Brown was also a freed slave who often spoke at meetings. By 1838, the society had 1,350 local charters with around 250,000 members.
Noted members included Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Theodore Dwight Weld, Lewis Tappan, James G. Birney, Lydia Maria Child, Maria Weston Chapman, Abby Kelley Foster, Stephen Symonds Foster, Henry Highland Garnet, Samuel Cornish, James Forten, Charles Lenox Remond, Sarah Parker Remond, Lucretia Mott, Lucy Stone, Robert Purvis, Augustine Clarke, Wendell Phillips, and John Greenleaf Whittier, among others. Headquartered in New York City, from 1840 to 1870 the society published a weekly newspaper, the National Anti-Slavery Standard. (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Anti-Slavery_Society)
Description:
Digitized by Valdosta State University Archives and Special Collections, June 2016. Dallas Suttles. dasuttles@valdosta.edu. Scanned from original prints. OCR 600 dpi ABBYY FineReader 11. MS/146 Slavery Papers, Speeches, and Manuscripts.
12 pages. #1013461 158.00 1855 U-AfAmPaper