AN ADDRESS ON THE PROGRESS OF THE ABOLITION CAUSE; DELIVERED BEFORE THE AFRICAN ABOLITION FREEHOLD SOCIETY OF BOSTON, JULY 16, 1832. BY WM. LLOYD GARRISON. PUBLISHED BY REQUEST.
Boston: Printed by Garrison and Knapp, 1832. 24pp. Disbound and moderately foxed. Good+.
The African Abolition Freehold Society of Boston was founded to celebrate enactment of the American law prohibiting American participation in the international slave trade, effective 1 January 1808.
Garrison says, "Nearly four hundred years have passed away, since Africa was first invaded by a band of European kidnappers. . . From that time to the present hour, the slave trade has gradually increased until its enormity and extent are such as to shock the sensibilities of the civilized world."
LCP Supp. 885. AI 12568 [5]. Item #40941
Price: $875.00
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