Declaration of sentiments of the american anti slavery convention.
Declaration of sentiments garrison. William lloyd garrison s newspaper the liberator had won praise and it lead to this document. This society was led by william lloyd garrison in 1833 which than by 1838 had 250 000 members in its society. The convention assembled in the city of philadelphia to organize a national anti slavery society promptly seize the opportunity to promulgate the following declaration of sentiments as cherished by them in relation to the enslavement of one sixth portion. A major figure in american non violent history william lloyd garrison was instrumental in getting the abolitionists to adopt the creed of non violence.
Declaration of sentiments document outlining the rights that american women should be entitled to as citizens that emerged from the seneca falls convention in new york in july 1848. Declaration of sentiments 1938 william lloyd garrison bio. Declaration of sentiments of the american anti slavery convention selections from the writings of w. Declaration of sentiments of the american anti slavery society william lloyd garrison 1833 in 1833 the same year that lydia maria child published her appeal a group of abolitionists gathered together to found the american anti slavery society.
William garrison wrote the declaration of sentiments as a formal statement to show the core beliefs of the society and the goals they wanted to accomplish. The new england non resistance society was founded as a result of this special peace convention. Garrison called for an abolition of capital punishment abstention from politics and abolition of all war as well as the. This document is arguing that slavery is a crime and everyone no matter what their color should have the same opportunities and rights as the white race.
Declaration of sentiments from the peace convention of 1838 by william lloyd garrison. Abolitionists alongside garrison also worked hard to free the slaves and did whatever they could to get their word out there. The convention assembled in the city of philadelphia to organize a national anti slavery society promptly seize the opportunity to promulgate the following declaration of sentiments as cherished by them in relation to the enslavement of one sixth portion of the american people. It was indeed a historical moment when a society stepped up to end slavery.
It is now available in the public domain according to the information available to the fair use repository. Three days before the convention feminists lucretia mott martha c. The declaration of sentiments was written to argue against slavery in moral legal and biblical terms. 39 september 28 1838.
Declaration of sentiments adopted by the peace convention was written by william lloyd garrison and appeared in the liberator vol.