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    Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land: Boston Abolitionists, 1831-1865

    Presented by Massachusetts Historical Society

    February 22-May 24, 2013

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    Proclaim Liberty Throughout All the Land: Boston Abolitionists, 1831-1865

    In the decades leading up to the Civil War, Boston became a center of the national antislavery movement, and in 1831 William Lloyd Garrison, "all on fire" for the cause, began publication of The Liberator, the country's leading abolitionist newspaper. There was strong resistance to the radical movement not only in the slaveholding South but among Northerners' as well. The exhibition features manuscripts, photographs, artifacts and...

    In the decades leading up to the Civil War, Boston became a center of the national antislavery movement, and in 1831 William Lloyd Garrison, "all on fire" for the cause, began publication of The Liberator, the country's leading abolitionist newspaper. There was strong resistance to the radical movement not only in the slaveholding South but among Northerners' as well. The exhibition features manuscripts, photographs, artifacts and portraits related to the abolitionist movement in Boston.


    Massachusetts Historical Society

    1154 Boylston Street
    Boston, MA 02215

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    Free and open to the public


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    10 am to 4 pm


    Individual Dates & Times: *
    May 18, 2013: 10 am - 4 pm (Sat)
    May 20, 2013: 10 am - 4 pm (Mon)
    May 21, 2013: 10 am - 4 pm (Tue)
    May 22, 2013: 10 am - 4 pm (Wed)
    May 23, 2013: 10 am - 4 pm (Thu)
    May 24, 2013: 10 am - 4 pm (Fri)

    * Event durations (if noted) are approximate. Please check with the presenting organization or venue to confirm start times and duration.



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