Turning Points
in Wisconsin History
An 1854 broadside announcing an abolitionist rally.
Anti-Slave Catchers' Mass Convention
In April of 1854, just a month after Joshua Glover had been spirited away via the underground railroad, an Anti-Slave Catchers' convention was called in Milwaukee to oppose the federal Fugitive Slave Act. This poster seeks to unite all people opposed to slavery or to slave-catchers, and to keep Wisconsin free from "human kidnappers."
| Related Topics: |
Wisconsin in the Civil War Era Abolition and Other Reforms |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Pub Data: | Milwaukee,1854. Wisconsin Historical Images. Wisconsin Historical Society. |
| Citation: | "Anti-Slave Catchers' Mass Convention" (broadside; Milwaukee,1854); Online facsimile at: http://www.wisconsinhistory.org/turningpoints/search.asp?id=409; Visited on: 5/7/2024 |
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