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Alternative Title
Anti-slavery Standard
Description
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
Number of Images
4 pages; 65 cm
Format
application/pdf
Place
New York
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Date Contributed
7-2020
Identifier
DP0012797
Rights
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.
File Location
African American Legacy: The Carol Mundy Collection, 1794-2010.
UCF Special Collections Manuscripts - 5th Floor -- CFM2009_02
The Carol Mundy Collection Finding Aid
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Recommended Citation
"National Anti-Slavery Standard Vol. XXI. No. 51, Saturday, May 4, 1861" (1861). Civil War Text. 16.
https://stars.library.ucf.edu/civilwar-text/16
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