Name/Title
Shields of American Slavery by the american Colonization SocietyEntry/Object ID
SM.1971.5.41Tags
1830sScope and Content
Here is a strong graphic statement in harsh condemnation of the American Colonization Society. It pretends to depict four "shields" raised in defense of the ACS. It is presented as a clear rebuke to each of four arguments on the four "shields". The arguments represent the ACS position that it is "A remedy for slavery", "A remedy for the evils of Slavery", a vehicle for the "Conversion of Africa", and for the "Removal of a Nuisance". At the bottom of the graphic, it addresses ACS agents, R.S. Finley, and Eliott Cresson, in mocking terms. It is presented here because the ACS was the subject of a strong 236 page critique by Garrison, Thoughts on African Colonization, of which 2750 copies were published in 1832. (This "shield" probably had early use in a letter from James Cropper, the Liverpool merchant-abolitionist, written to Thomas Clarkson.)Collection
Anti-Slavery Society Document CollectionLexicon
Nomenclature 4.0
Nomenclature Primary Object Term
PosterNomenclature Class
Advertising MediaNomenclature Category
Category 08: Communication ObjectsArchive Details
Creator
American Colonization SocietyDate(s) of Creation
1832Archive Size/Extent
8.25 x 10
black ink on paperArchive Notes
Date(s): 1832