Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society
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The Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society was a leading 19th-century abolitionist organization in Pennsylvania that campaigned for the immediate end of slavery and equal rights for African Americans through advocacy, publications, and public activism.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society canonical | 1 |
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
19th-century organization
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abolitionist organization ⓘ anti-slavery society ⓘ |
| activeIn |
19th century
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antebellum period ⓘ |
| advocatedFor |
abolition of slavery without compensation to slaveholders
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moral suasion against slavery ⓘ political action against slavery ⓘ |
| aimedFor |
end of racial discrimination
ⓘ
equal rights for African Americans ⓘ immediate abolition of slavery ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
national abolitionist organizations
ⓘ
other state anti-slavery societies ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| focusRegion |
Northern United States
NERFINISHED
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Pennsylvania NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ideology | immediatism ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Pennsylvania
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Philadelphia ⓘ |
| movement |
abolitionism
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anti-slavery movement in the United States ⓘ |
| notableActivity |
campaigning for Black civil rights in Pennsylvania courts and legislature
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circulating anti-slavery petitions ⓘ organizing anti-slavery lectures in Pennsylvania ⓘ publishing anti-slavery literature ⓘ |
| opposed |
colonization schemes for African Americans
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gradual emancipation ⓘ racial segregation ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ |
| partOf | American abolitionist movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| supported |
African American civil rights
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Black education ⓘ Black suffrage ⓘ legal equality for African Americans ⓘ |
| usedMedium |
anti-slavery newspapers
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anti-slavery pamphlets ⓘ public addresses ⓘ |
| usedMethod |
advocacy
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lectures ⓘ petitions ⓘ public activism ⓘ public meetings ⓘ publications ⓘ |
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