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    Anti-slavery Standard

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    The National Anti-Slavery Standard was the official weekly newspaper of the American Anti-Slavery Society, established in 1840 under the editorship of Lydia Maria Child and David Lee Child. The paper published continuously until the ratification of the Fifteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution in 1870. Its motto was “Without Concealment—Without Compromise.” It contained Volume I, number 1, June 11, 1840 through volume XXX, number 50, April 16, 1870. The digitized issue available at UCF Special Collections is: Vol. XXI. No. 51, Saturday, May 4, 1861.

    Keywords

    Antislavery movements; United States; Newspapers; African Americans; New York (State); New York; New York (N.Y.); New York County (N.Y.); Philadelphia (Pa.); Philadelphia County (Pa.); 1861; Rogers, Nathaniel Peabody, 1794-1846; Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880; Child, David Lee, 1794-1874; American Anti-Slavery Society; Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society

    Subject

    Antislavery movements -- United States -- Newspapers; African Americans -- New York (State) -- New York -- Newspapers; New York (N.Y.) -- Newspapers; New York County (N.Y.) -- Newspapers; Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Newspapers; Philadelphia County (Pa.) -- Newspapers; 1861; Rogers, Nathaniel Peabody, 1794-1846; Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880; Child, David Lee, 1794-1874; American Anti-Slavery Society; Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society

    City

    New York (N.Y.); Philadelphia (Pa.)

    Publisher

    American Anti-Slavery Society

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    4 pages; 65 cm

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    application/pdf

    Place

    New York

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    Jpeg2000 images were derived from no less than 400 dpi tiff images

    Date Contributed

    7-2020

    Identifier

    DP0012797

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    This image is posted publicly for non-profit educational uses, excluding printed publication. For permission to reproduce images and/or for copyright information contact Special Collections & University Archives, University of Central Florida Libraries, Orlando, FL 32816, (407) 823-2576.

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    African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection, 1794-2010.
    UCF Special Collections Manuscripts - 5th Floor -- CFM2009_02
    The Carol Mundy Collection Finding Aid

    National Anti-Slavery Standard Vol. XXI. No. 51, Saturday, May 4, 1861


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