Anti-Slavery Office
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The Anti-Slavery Office was an abolitionist organization’s headquarters and publishing center that produced influential antislavery literature and supported the broader campaign against slavery in the United States.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Anti-Slavery Office canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
abolitionist organization headquarters
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historical site ⓘ publishing office ⓘ |
| activity |
correspondence with abolitionists
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distributing antislavery tracts ⓘ editing antislavery newspapers ⓘ organizing abolitionist meetings ⓘ printing antislavery pamphlets ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American Anti-Slavery Society publications
ⓘ
New England abolitionists ⓘ William Lloyd Garrison ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| describedAs |
influential center of antislavery publishing
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nerve center of organized abolitionism in Boston ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
anti-slavery advocacy
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human rights ⓘ social reform ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
Northern public
ⓘ
abolitionist supporters ⓘ policymakers concerned with slavery ⓘ |
| impact |
helped disseminate antislavery ideas across the United States
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influenced public opinion against slavery ⓘ supported the growth of the abolitionist movement ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Boston, Massachusetts
ⓘ
surface form:
Boston
Massachusetts ⓘ United States of America ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| movement |
abolitionism
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anti-slavery movement in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork | The Liberator ⓘ |
| operatedBy | abolitionist activists ⓘ |
| ownedBy | abolitionist organizations ⓘ |
| purpose |
to coordinate abolitionist activities
ⓘ
to publish antislavery literature ⓘ to serve as a headquarters for abolitionist organizers ⓘ to support the campaign against slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| timePeriod |
19th century
ⓘ
Antebellum period ⓘ
surface form:
antebellum United States
|
| topic |
African American rights
ⓘ
abolition of slavery ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| usedBy |
American Anti-Slavery Society
ⓘ
Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society ⓘ |
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