American Anti-Slavery Society

The American Anti-Slavery Society was founded in 1833 by a William Lloyd Garrison and Arthur Tappan society that fought for the liberation of the slaves.

History

1831 founded the brothers Arthur and Lewis Tappan, the first Anti-Slavery Society in New York. On January 1, 1832 William Lloyd Garrison founded in Philadelphia, the New England Anti-Slavery Society, which soon spread over all New England states. Similar societies were formed in other cities. On December 3, 1833 their supporters held their first major joint meeting in Philadelphia from what they united to form the American Antislavery Society.

1835 among the Company to approximately 150,000 followers, in 1840 there were already 250,000, including about the writer Lydia Child, the suffragettes Susan B. Anthony, Amelia Bloomer or the well-known abolitionist Wendell Phillips. Support they were given by the religious community of Quakers. The former slave Frederick Douglass and William Wells Brown was the most famous members, who often appeared as a speaker at their meetings.

The company had about 1,000 employees and gave out 20 different magazines.

After the American Civil War, the company was dissolved in 1870.