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Radical Political Abolitionists Convention Abolition documents. Number one. Principles and measures.

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Gilder Lehrman Collection #: GLC04717.22 Author/Creator: Radical Political Abolitionists Convention Place Written: Syracuse, New York Type: Printed document Date: 28 June 1855 Pagination: 2 p. ; 23.4 x 14.5 cm. Order a Copy

Created at the convention from 26-28 June in Syracuse. The abolitionists declare, "We...maintain that there can be no legitimate civil government, rightfully claiming support and allegiance as such, that is not authorized, nay, that is not morally and politically bound, to prohibit and suppress slaveholding."

Smith, Gerrit, 1797-1874
Smith, James McCune, 1813-1865
Douglass, Frederick, 1818-1895
Brown, John, 1800-1859

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