Radical Political Abolitionists. Convention (1855 : Syracuse, N.Y.) Abolition documents. Number one. Principles and measures.
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04717.22 Author/Creator: Radical Political Abolitionists. Convention (1855 : Syracuse, N.Y.) Place Written: Syracuse, New York Type: Printed document Date: 28 June 1855 Pagination: 2 p. ; 23.4 x 14.5 cm. Order a Copy
Created at the convention from 26-28 June. The abolitionists declare, "We...maintain that there can be no legitimate civil government, rightfully claiming support and allegiance as such, that is not authorized, nay, that is not morally and politically bound, to prohibit and suppress slaveholding."
John Brown, Gerrit Smith, Frederick Douglass, and James McCune Smith were key figures in the June 1855 Radical Political Abolitionist convention.
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