(Other than political parties and churches).
Philadephia. Founded in 1812 by Gerard Troost, who was president for 5 years, and others.
Founded by William Lloyd Garrison, it drew the support of the Tappan brothers of New York until Arthur tried to restrain its radicalism in 1834-5, and was rebuked.
Published The Emancipator, a milder paper than Garrison's Liberator, until that paper became the property of the faction that formed the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society.
Source: Stewart, Holy Warriers, p69 94, 100, and Karcher, ...First Woman .. Lydia Child.., p267.
Seceded from the American Anti-Slavery Society in July 1840 over the election of Abby Kelly to the executive committee. This left William Lloyd Garrison leading a purged and far more radical organization.
Supported by Arthur Tappan.
Supported by Arthur Tappan.
Supported by Arthur Tappan.
Founded by Benjamin Franklin in 1743 to "promote useful knowledge". Thomas Jefferson was, for a while (1796-1800, when he was vice president of U.S.?), the president of the society.
Supported by Arthur Tappan.
Supported by Arthur Tappan.
Called by William Lloyd Garrison "a soulless organization with a sounding title".
Conservative, but founded partly because the American Colonization Society seemed, to some of the founders, to want to forcibly deport free blacks.
The Boston Tappan brothers, Charles and John, had a leading role, as did T. H. Gallaudet.
(Wyatt-Brown, Tappan, p135-6)
Supported by Arthur Tappan.
Hosted W.L. Garrison's antislavery lecture on 10/15/30 (no church would have him).
Est. 10/12/1840 in Boston to Irish Repeal. Initially, the Boston head was John W. James; the national head was Robert Tyler, son of the President.
Source: Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, p15ff.
Irish organization, organized 4/15/1840, for repeal of the union between Britain and Ireland; i.e. for a separate Irish Parliament. ("Loyal" meant NOT for total independence of Ireland?).
Source: Ignatiev, How the Irish Became White, p14ff.
For two references see 4/26/29 (first formation) 4/26/31 (dedication of a new lodge). (Source: Vexler, Baltimore, p20, 33)
A school for black girls was established by them in Baltimore, 6/5/29.
One of many organizations founded by Arthur and Lewis Tappan. This one formed in July 1831, with Theodore Weld in a prominent role. (source: Thomas, Weld, p25)
Formed in Charleston, SC at Fayolle's hall on 7/12/1831, with the object of "unifying the nullifiers' campaign, distributing propaganda, and arranging meetings ... educating and exciting the 'rable' [in violation of the old rules of aristocracy]". (Source: Freehling, Prelude to Civil War, p224-5)
Founded in 1828 by William Ladd.