Anti-Slave Catchers' Mass Convention | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society

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Anti-Slave Catchers' Mass Convention

Anti-Slave Catchers' Mass Convention | Print | Wisconsin Historical Society
Poster advertising an Anti-Slave Catchers' Mass Convention at Young's Hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on April 13th, 1854. The poster attempts to unite individuals opposed to slavery or slave-catchers, and "having the Free Soil of Wisconsin become a hunting ground for human kidnappers."
DESCRIPTION
Poster advertising an Anti-Slave Catchers' Mass Convention at Young's Hall in Milwaukee, Wisconsin on April 13th, 1854. The poster attempts to unite individuals opposed to slavery or slave-catchers, and "having the Free Soil of Wisconsin become a hunting ground for human kidnappers."
RECORD DETAILS
Image ID:1928
Creation Date: 04 1854
Creator Name:Unknown
City:Milwaukee
County:Milwaukee
State:Wisconsin
Collection Name:Classified file, circa 1850s-1950s
Genre:Print
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ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
This image is one of many images, held in various collections, that document social action in the United States.
SUBJECTS
Broadsides
Political posters
Antislavery movements

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