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... > social science subjects > sociology > race, ethnicity and migration > black studies > anti-racism > American Anti-Slavery Society
... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > formal education > educational stages > tertiary education > higher education > postsecondary education > black studies > anti-racism > American Anti-Slavery Society
... > social science subjects > education > educational systems > curriculum > subjects of study > social science education > civic education > ethnic studies > black studies > anti-racism > American Anti-Slavery Society

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American Anti-Slavery Society  

Definition

  • The American Anti-Slavery Society (AASS) was the first national antislavery society in the United States of America. Immediatists, those who supported the immediate emancipation of enslaved people without compensation to slaveholders, established the society in Philadelphia in December 1833. [Source: Multicultural America: A Multimedia Encyclopedia; American Anti-Slavery Society]

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