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The Ohio Anti-Slavery Society was originally created as an auxiliary of the American Anti-Slavery Society. [2] Its first meeting took place in Putnam, Ohio, in April of 1835, [3] and gathered delegates from 25 counties, along with four corresponding members from other states, William T. Allan, James G. Birney, James A. Thome and Ebenezer Martin. [4]
Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society (founded 1835) Ohio Anti-Slavery Society (founded 1835) Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women (founded 1837) New York State Anti-Slavery Society, first meeting held in Utica October 19, 1836 (History of slavery in New York (state)) Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society (founded 1838)
Dawes and John Keep toured England in 1839 and 1840 gathering funds for Oberlin College in Ohio. [1] They both attended the 1840 anti-slavery convention in London. [2]John Keep and William Dawes both undertook a fund raising mission in England in 1839 and 1840 to raise funds from sympathetic abolitionists.
At a meeting of the American Anti-Slavery Society in May 1840, the Anti-Garrisonians broke away from the Old Organization to form the American and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society. The New Organization included many political abolitionists who gathered in upstate New York to organize the Liberty Party ahead of the 1840 elections.
Many local anti-slavery societies were founded. in April 1835 an Ohio Anti-slavery Society was formed, at whose initial meeting in Putnam, Ohio (today Zanesville), both Rankin and Weld played key roles. [17] On his way home, Rankin had his first real experience with mob opposition to his efforts, as he was showered with rotten eggs.
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In addition, the Ohio Constitution, at Article 1, Section 16 sets forth a guarantee that the courts shall be open to the public. The United States Constitution provides no such express guarantee.
Others were willing to risk public disapproval and fight for the rights of free blacks. [3] James Gillespie Birney, a former slave owner from Alabama, had become an abolitionist. In January 1836 he set up The Philanthropist, a newspaper sponsored by the Ohio Anti-Slavery Society. [4] At first, the newspaper was printed in nearby New Richmond.