Description
The National Anti-Slavery Standard was the official weekly newspaper of the American Anti-Slavery Society, an abolitionist society founded in 1833 by William Lloyd Garrison and Arthur Tappan. Lydia and David Child, abolitionists and writers, established the newspaper in 1840. The Standard advocated for the rights of slaves throughout the country, as well as suffrage for women.
The Lewis collection includes the following issues:
Volume 3, No. 32, January 12, 1843
Volume 3, No. 34, January 26, 1843
Volume 3, No. 35, February 2, 1843
Volume 3, No. 36, February 9, 1843
Volume 3, No. 37, February 16, 1843
Volume 3, No. 38, February 23, 1843
Volume 3, No. 39, March 2, 1843
Volume 3, No. 40, March 9, 1843
Volume 3, No. 42, March 23, 1843
Volume 3, No. 48, May 4, 1843
Contributor
Child, Lydia Maria, 1802-1880, Editor.
Child, David Lee, 1794-1874, Assistant Editor.