Slavery and the Boston Riot

Title

Slavery and the Boston Riot

Subject

Slavery -- Massachusetts -- Boston.
Fugitive slaves -- Massachusetts -- Boston.
Antislavery movements -- Massachusetts -- Boston.

Description

This is a broadside printing of the letter sent to William Lloyd Garrison, editor of The Liberator, from Angelina Grimke shortly after the infamous Proslavery Riot in Boston. Grimke wrote in response to a series of mob riots in Boston, Philadelphia, Canterbury, CT, Concord, MA, and Charleston, SC. In this letter/broadside, Grimke unequivocally attacks members of the clergy and other prominent gentlemen of Boston, who watched from the sidelines the activity of the mob.

Creator

Grimke, Angelina Emily (1805-1879)

Publisher

Philadelphia: [s.n.]

Date

1835

Files

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Citation

Grimke, Angelina Emily (1805-1879), “Slavery and the Boston Riot,” DeGolyer Library Exhibits, accessed March 28, 2024, https://degolyer.omeka.net/items/show/10.