Immediatism. Liberty Party (United States, 1840) The Liberty Party was a minor political party in the United States in the 1840s (with some offshoots surviving into the 1850s and 1860s). The party was an early advocate of the abolitionist cause. It broke away from the American Anti-Slavery Society (AASS) to advocate the view that the Constitution was an anti-slavery document; William Lloyd Garrison, leader of the AASS, held the contrary view that the Constitution should be condemned as an evil pro-slavery document. The party included abolitionists who were willing to work within electoral politics to try to influence people to support their goals; the radical Garrison, by contrast, opposed voting and working within the system. The party was announced in November 1839, and first gathered in Warsaw, New York.
Its first national convention took place in Arcade on April 1, 1840. The Liberty Party nominated James G. A third nominating convention was held in Syracuse, New York in October 1847, endorsing John P. Seward House > Home. Showcasing Great Women... - National Womens Hall of Fame. Smith Family Home. Peterboro Named for its founder, Peterboro is located in the Town of Smithfield, in Madison County, NY. A map of the village circa 1875 shows the estate of Hon. Gerrit Smith, at the left (on Main Street) across the brook from the home of his grandson, G. S. Miller. Other buildings on the estate are visible on this map section. Also shown on the map is the Orphan Asylum (lower right), used until 1870 by the Evans Academy, and now the site of the Peterboro Area Museum. Near the opposite end of the green stands the Smithfield Community Center, (pictured at left) which housed the Evans Academy after 1870. The Estate The Smith Estate once consisted of several buildings, including the Mansion, (East View) a barn, a laundry, the "Bird House" built by Greene C.
The Land Office used by Peter and Gerrit Smith (pictured right) still stands, and has been placed on the National Register of Historic Places. The Grove Cottage On at least two occasions Gerrit Smith and his family vacated the Mansion. Sandy Ground, Staten Island. Sandy Ground is a community within the neighborhood of Rossville in the New York City borough Staten Island, New York, located to the west of Prince's Bay, on the island's South Shore. History[edit] When slavery was abolished in New York state on July 4, 1827, a massive celebration was staged on Staten Island at the Swan Hotel on Richmond Terrace. Accounts of the time note rooms had been reserved for months in advance by abolitionists and prominent free blacks. The two-day event in West New Brighton featured speeches, picnics, pageants and fireworks to mark this milestone in the life of New York state. Eight months later, on Feb. 23, 1828, another milestone would be recorded here when Capt.
Sandy Ground as Little Africa[edit] The Sandy Ground settlement was known at times as Harrisville and "Little Africa. " Zion African Methodist Episcopal Church Zion[edit] Sandy Ground as an Underground Railroad Stop[edit] Among these might have been the large home built for George W. Harris Home[edit] Wesleyan Methodist Church - Syracuse, NY. This page has not been updated since 1998. The artifacts were removed from the church building and are on permanent display at the Onondaga Historical Association in Syracuse. The building is currently being used as a restaurant. The Church The Syracuse community played a prominent role in the abolition movement. In addition to being a point of congregation for abolitionists, the church was active in fund raising and publishing. If fugitive from slavery made it to Syracuse their prospects for freedom were great, but they were travel weary, often hungry, and uncertain of their future.
"...there I stood a boy of 21 years of age (as near I know my age) the tempest howling over my head and my toes kissing the snow beneath my worn out shoes-with the assurance that I was at the end of my journey--knowing nobody-- and nobody knowing me or noticing me....I stood there the personification of helpless courage and finite hope. "I never would obey it. The Artifacts What's Been Done What Happens Next? James Napora. William H. Seward. William Henry Seward (May 16, 1801 – October 10, 1872) was an American politician from the state of New York.
He served as the 12th Governor of New York, United States Senator and the United States Secretary of State under Abraham Lincoln and Andrew Johnson. A determined opponent of the spread of slavery in the years leading up to the American Civil War, he was a dominant figure in the Republican Party in its formative years, and was widely regarded as the leading contender for the party's presidential nomination in 1860.
Denied the nomination, he became a loyal member of Lincoln's wartime cabinet, and played a role in preventing foreign intervention early in the war.[1] On the night of Lincoln's assassination, he survived an attempt on his own life. As Johnson's Secretary of State, he engineered the 1867 purchase of Alaska from Russia in an act that was ridiculed at the time as "Seward's Folly". Early life[edit] Lawyer and state senator[edit] Governor of New York[edit] Susan B. Anthony House :: Her Story. Learn > Her Story: Biography Susan B. Anthony was born February 15, 1820 in Adams, Massachusetts.
She was brought up in a Quaker family with long activist traditions. Early in her life she developed a sense of justice and moral zeal. After teaching for fifteen years, she became active in temperance. Ignoring opposition and abuse, Anthony traveled, lectured, and canvassed across the nation for the vote. Anthony, who never married, was aggressive and compassionate by nature. Abolitionist | Educational Reformer | Labor Activist | Temperance Worker Suffragist | Woman's Rights Campaigner |Timeline After they moved to Rochester in 1845, members of the Anthony family were active in the anti-slavery movement. In 1856 Anthony became an agent for the American Anti-Slavery Society, arranging meetings, making speeches, putting up posters, and distributing leaflets. . ^ back to top In 1846, at age 26, Susan B.
Susan B. Susan B. Susan B. In 1900, aged 80, Anthony retired as President of NAWSA. Susan B. Gerrit Smith Virtual Museum - New York History Net. American National Biography Online: Stanton, Elizabeth Cady. Biography of Frederick Douglass-Champion of Civil and Women's Rights. The Amistad Case. Blackboard Learn.
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