August 5, 1859 At the gathering celebrating West India Emancipation, Garrison, in his speech comments on a recent visit to Plymouth. “… on going down to the world-famous Rock, I…
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July 31, 1846 An article reminding people of the struggle for Abolition in England, and the triumph in the West Indies ….It calls for people “to assemble , on the…
June 5, 1846 A record of the actions of the New England Anti-Slavery Convention, May 26, held at Faneuil Hall, includes a resolution presented by Garrison, and adopted by the…
August 23, 1844 In the column Refuge of Oppression, from the Boston Courier, an article about a celebration of West India Emancipation which is to be held in Concord, and…
July 22, 1842 Here is a hymn, written by Garrison, A Hymn for the First of August, West India Emancipation: Here is only the first verse: “Lo! The bondage of…