Garrison Literary and Benevolent Association
The Garrison Literary and Benevolent Association was a 19th-century association of young African-American males whose purpose was promoting the abolition of slavery and the reformation of society.[1]
Origins
This all-male club began in New York City in March 1834, under the leadership of Henry Highland Garnet, William H. Day, and David Ruggles. 150 African-American youths, all under 20, gathered in a public school for its first meeting.[2]
Controversy with name
The inclusion of
"The young men passed several resolutions rejecting the 'uncalled for usurpation' of authority, keeping Garrison in the title, authorizing the Executive Committee to rent a meeting room, and declaring that the name would be passed down 'to posterity.' It was then ordered that a silk society banner be painted. 'It was pleasant to hear the little ones cry -- Garrison! Garrison! forever,' proclaimed the visitor."[3]
Preamble
The preamble to the constitution of this organization was published in The Liberator (Garrison's newspaper) on April 19, 1834.[4]
See also
- Benefit society
- Free African Union Society, Newport, Rhode Island
- Free African Society, Philadelphia
External links
Hofstra University, Professor Alan J. Singer site
Notes
- ISBN 0806501685.
- OCLC 47013081.
- ^ Wilder, Craig Steven (July 1998). "The Rise and Influence of the New York African Society for Mutual Relief, 1808–1865". Afro - Americans in New York Life and History. 22 (2): 7.
- ^ The Liberator