Item #140939296 Proceedings of the Yearly Meeting of the Friends of Human Progress held at Waterloo, Seneca Co., N.Y. Frederick Douglass.
Proceedings of the Yearly Meeting of the Friends of Human Progress held at Waterloo, Seneca Co., N.Y.
Proceedings of the Yearly Meeting of the Friends of Human Progress held at Waterloo, Seneca Co., N.Y.
Proceedings of the Yearly Meeting of the Friends of Human Progress held at Waterloo, Seneca Co., N.Y.

Proceedings of the Yearly Meeting of the Friends of Human Progress held at Waterloo, Seneca Co., N.Y.

Rochester, NY: Press of C. W. Hebard, 1859.

23 pp. Bound in publisher's original grey printed wraps. Near Fine, with light wear and toning to wraps. Originally a Quaker group, the 1859 board members included abolitionists and Women's Rights activists such as Frederick Douglass, who served on the Business Committee, Amy Post and Lucy N. Colman; prior. The meeting, at which Douglass delivered a well received speech, lasted three days, drawing large crowds each day. While Spiritualism was discussed, it was not the main topic, with discussions focusing on a number of social reforms including abolition, temperance, women's rights, education reform and an end to sectarianism. Item #140939296

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