Name/Title
The Emancipator - Extra: Slave Market of AmericaEntry/Object ID
SM.1971.5.43Tags
1830s, Newspapers, Abolitionist/Anit-Slavery MovementScope and Content
Emancipator Extra: Slave Market of America
Published by the American Anti-Slavery Society at 144 Naasau St, NY
Showing etchings of various scenes throughout the nation's history with slavery.
States "People of the United States, Congress alone possess the constitutional power to legislate for the District of Columbia; yet one hundred and sixty-three of your representatives are striving to perpetuate in the Capital of your Republic this system of robbery, cruelty, and despotism. House of Rebresentatives, 8th February 1836. - Certain petitions and resolutions respecting the Abolition of Slavery in the District of Columbia were referred to a Select Committee with instructions to report, "That in the opinion of this House Congress ought not in any way to interfere with Slavery in the District of Columbia." Yeas 163 - Nays 47Collection
Anti-Slavery Society Document CollectionArchive Details
Creator
American Anti-Slavery SocietyDate(s) of Creation
1836Archive Size/Extent
22.5 x 27.675
black ink on paperArchive Notes
Date(s): 1836