The American Anti-Slavery Society: Frederick Douglas And William Lloyd Garrison

The American Anti-Slavery Society, what used to be the AASG charged William Lloyd Garrison with writing the organization's new declaration. The document condemns the institution of slavery and accuses slave owners of the sin of being a "man-stealer". It calls for the immediate abolition of slavery without terms, and is critical of the efforts of the American Colonization Society. At the same time, it declares the group to be pacifist, and the signers agree, if necessary, to die as martyrs. The black clergyman Theodore S. Wright was a significant founding member and served on the executive committee until 1840. A Presbyterian minister, Wright together with well-known spokesmen such as Tappan and Garrison agitated for temperance, education, black
Frederick Douglass and William Wells Brown were runaway slaves that at the beginning of this society would be two of the primary speakers at their meetings. ¨By 1838, the society had 1,350 local charters with around 250,000 members.¨(American Anti-Society) It has not been stated who specifically funds this organization, but it was most likely the founders. During the 1800’s there were no such things as sponsors so most people had to help themselves. The society to many was considered violent because they would deal with confrontation with violence. "The society's anti-slavery activities frequently met with violent public opposition, with mobs invading meetings, attacking speakers, and burning presses."(American Anti-Slavery) During the year of the creation of the society which was December 1833, William LLoyd Garrison was voted to write the first declaration of their ¨society¨. The declaration had the details of scrutinizing the act of slavery and also accusing anyone who owned a slave with the sin of being a man stealer. This declaration called for a deletion of