American Anti-Slavery Society
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American Anti-Slavery Society, also known as the AASS (established 1833–disestablished 1870) was an abolitionist society founded by William Lloyd Garrison, 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.
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associatedWith | ALMA LUTZ, 1890-1973 |
hasMember | Anthony, Susan B. (Susan Brownell), 1820-1906. |
associatedWith | Birney, James Gillespie, 1792-1857. |
associatedWith | Burleigh, Charles Calistus, 1810-1878. |
associatedWith | Codding, Ichabod, 1810-1866. |
associatedWith | Corson, Hiram, 1804-1896 |
associatedWith | Curtiss, Homer, 1800-1880. |
associatedWith | Drew, Thomas Bradford, 1834-1898. |
associatedWith | Foster, Abby Kelley, 1811-1887. |
associatedWith | Garrison, William Lloyd, 1805-1879. |
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Amerikanischen Gegensclaverey-Gesellschaft
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