Category: American Anti-Slavery Society
Categories: Abolitionist Societies
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American Anti-Slavery Society
The American Anti-Slavery Society (AASS) (1833–1870) was an abolitionist society founded by:
- and Arthur Tappan.
Frederick Douglass, an escaped slave, was a key leader of this society and often spoke at its meetings as well. William Wells Brown was a freed slave who often spoke at meetings. By 1838, the society had 1,350 local chapters with around 250,000 members.
Famous Members
- Henry Highland Garnet
- Samuel Cornish
- Charles Lenox Remond
- Wendell Phillips
The society's headquarters was in New York City. From 1840 to 1870 it published a weekly newspaper, the National Anti-Slavery Standard.
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Person Profiles (39)
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Frederick (Bailey) Douglass
Feb 1818 Talbot, Maryland, United States - 20 Feb 1895
Eusebius Barnard
Jul 1802 Chester, Pennsylvania, United States - 02 Oct 1865
William Barnard
abt 1800 - abt 1864
Anna Beall
abt 1802 Maryland, United States
Suckey Beall
abt 1799 Maryland, United States
Arnold (Buffam) Buffum
13 Jan 1782 Woonsocket, Providence, Rhode Island, United States - 13 Mar 1859
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Tunis Campbell
01 Apr 1812 Middlebrook, New Jersey, United States - 03 Dec 1891
Bethuel Coffin
09 Feb 1756 Nantucket Island, Nantucket, Massachusetts - 1837
Lucretia (Coffin) Mott
03 Jan 1793 Nantucket, Massachusetts, USA - 11 Nov 1880
Martha (Coffin) Wright
25 Dec 1806 Boston, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 04 Jan 1875
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Thomas Downing
27 Jan 1791 Chincoteaque Island, Accomack, Virginia, United States - 11 Apr 1866
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Lydia (Francis) Child
11 Feb 1802 Medford, Middlesex, Massachusetts, United States - 20 Oct 1880
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William Garrison
12 Dec 1805 Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 24 May 1879
Hannah (Gillett) Preston
05 Feb 1807 Camden, Oneida, New York, United States - 02 Apr 1897
G cont.
Angelina (Grimke) Weld
20 Feb 1805 Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 26 Oct 1879
Sarah (Grimke) Grimké
26 Nov 1792 Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States - 23 Dec 1873
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Benjamin Hinshaw
14 Dec 1782 Randolph, North Carolina, United States - 01 Jul 1866
Hannah (Hodges) Skinner
17 Apr 1775 Norton, Bristol, Mass. - 08 Dec 1837
Isaac Hopper
03 Dec 1771 Westcotville, Gloucester, New Jersey Colony - 07 May 1852
Reuben Hutton
15 Oct 1819 Atwater, Portage, Ohio, United States - 25 Oct 1858
William Hutton
21 Oct 1802 Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States - abt 12 May 1862
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Isaac Knapp
11 Jan 1804 Newburyport, Essex, Massachusetts, United States - 14 Sep 1843
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Daniel Martin
28 Feb 1807 Rehoboth, Bristol, Mass. - 02 May 1871
James Mott
20 Jun 1788 Long Island, New York - 26 Jan 1868
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Lyman Preston
11 Apr 1800 Harwinton, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States - 21 Mar 1852
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Hampton Rushing
abt 1840 North Carolina, United States - 06 Aug 1921
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Abraham Shadd
02 Mar 1801 Wilmington, New Castle, Delaware, United States - 11 Feb 1882
S cont.
Salome (Skinner) Martin
15 Nov 1808 Mansfield, Bristol, Mass. - 31 Mar 1879
Zebediah Skinner
20 Oct 1770 Mansfield, Bristol, Mass. - 13 Dec 1842
James Smith
18 Apr 1813 New York City, New York, USA - 17 Nov 1865
Austin Steward
1793 Prince William, Virginia, United States - 15 Feb 1869
Alvan Stewart
01 Sep 1790 Granville, Washington, New York, USA - 01 May 1849
Lucy Stone
13 Aug 1818 West Brookfield, Worcester, Massachusetts, USA - 18 Oct 1893
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James Thompson
09 Jan 1836 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 06 Aug 1901
Lewis Thompson
03 Jul 1807 Newtown, Bucks, Pennsylvania, USA - 26 Aug 1866
Matilda (Thompson) Saxton
22 Nov 1840 Philadelphia, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States - 14 Jul 1915
David Thurston
06 Feb 1779 Rowley, MA - 1865
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John Greenleaf Whittier
17 Dec 1807 Haverhill, Essex, Massachusetts, USA - 07 Sep 1892
Theodore Wright
abt 1797 Providence, Rhode Island, USA - abt 1847
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