Black Members Help Found New England Anti-Slavery Society

The New England Anti-Slavery Society was founded in Boston on January 6, 1832 with twelve founding members — including several Black Bostonians. The society advocated immediate emancipation, no compensation to slaveholders, and full Black citizenship. It published The Liberator, organized lectures, and coordinated with the broader abolitionist movement. Its model of biracial organizing, with Black members holding leadership roles, was adopted by the American Anti-Slavery Society (1833).