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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Collection Reference Number | GLC06593.06 |
| From Archive Folder | Resolutions and other papers from the Anti-Slavery Society in New York |
| Title | Anti-Slavery Society Resolution No. 3 |
| Date | ca. 1841 |
| Document Type | Miscellany; Non-governmental organization document |
| Content Description | "Resolved that American Slavery is fortified by law, & that the law is made by the Law Maker, & that the lawmaker is made by the votes of the people, thus making the people of the South clearly responsible for the continuance of slavery, in the District of Columbia, in the Territory of Florida, & the internal slave trade." Docketed "passed." Circa date based on GLC06593.09. Location based on GLC06593.10. |
| Subjects | African American History Abolition Slavery Reform Movement Law Government and Civics Washington, D.C. Slave Trade |
| Place written | New York |
| Theme | African Americans; Slavery & Abolition; Law; Government & Politics |
| Sub-collection | The Gilder Lehrman Collection, 1493-1859 |
| Copyright | The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History |
| Module | Settlement, Commerce, Revolution and Reform: 1493-1859 |