"Come to Peterboro": Commemorating the 175th Anniversary of the Founding of The New York State Anti-Slavery Society, October 21-22, 1835 - Softcover

Sernett, Dr. Milton C.

 
9781453711798: "Come to Peterboro": Commemorating the 175th Anniversary of the Founding of The New York State Anti-Slavery Society, October 21-22, 1835
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1453711791 ISBN 13: 9781453711798
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2010

Synopsis

Abolitionists met on October 21, 1835, in Utica, NY, to form The New York State Anti-Slavery Society. Rioters forced them to go to Peterboro, New York, where Gerrit Smith welcomed them. This book tells the story of the Utica and Peterboro conventions and reproduces the Minutes of this historic event.

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About the Author

Dr. Milton C. Sernett taught history at Syracuse University for thirty years. He is the author of ten books and many articles on topics in American history. Among his books are North Star Country: Upstate New York and the Crusade for African American Freedom; Abolition's Axe: Beriah Green, Oneida Institute and the Black Freedom Struggle; and Harriet Tubman: Myth, Memory and History. Sernett is a founding member of The National Abolition Hall of Fame and Museum, located in Peterboro, New York.

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Publisher
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Publication date
2010
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1453711791
ISBN 13 
9781453711798
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
82