Griffiths, Julia (d. 1895) Autographs for freedom
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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC08949 Author/Creator: Griffiths, Julia (d. 1895) Place Written: Cleveland, Ohio Type: Book Date: 1853 Pagination: viii, 263 p. incl. front. : 2 pl. ; 19.5 x 12.5 cm. Order a Copy
An anthology of signed articles, poems, etc., by men and women prominent in the anti-slavery movement. Includes Frederick Douglass's "The Heroic Slave." The signatures are in facsimile. Published by John P. Jewett and Company for the Rochester Anti-Slavery Society as a fund raiser. Edited by Griffiths, who signed (in print) in the preface: "On behalf of 'The Rochester Ladies' Anti-Slavery Society,' Julia Griffiths, Secretary."
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