Benjamin Lundy
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Benjamin Lundy
Benjamin Lundy (January 4, 1789 – August 22, 1839) was an American Quaker abolitionist from Ohio who established several anti-slavery newspapers and worked for many others. He traveled widely seeking to limit the expansion of slavery, and in seeking to establish a colony to which freed slaves might be located, outside of the United States.
[edit] Legacy
One hundred years after his death, a bronze plaque was dedicated to the pioneer abolitionist and placed at his gravesite. The tribute reads, "It was his lot to struggle, for years almost alone, a solitary voice crying in the wilderness, and, amidst all, faithful to his one great purpose, the emancipation of the slaves." [1]
His house in Mount Pleasant is a National Historic Landmark.
[edit] External links
- an abolitionist tract by Benjamin Lundy, published 1845, Anti-Texas Legion: Protest of some free men, states and presses against the Texas rebellion, against the laws of nature and of nations hosted by the Portal to Texas History.
- The war in Texas; a review of facts and circumstances, showing this contest is a crusade against Mexico, set on foot by slaveholders, land speculators, & c. in order to re-establish, extend, and perpetuate the system of slavery and the slave trade. hosted by the Portal to Texas History.
- 1911 Britannica article on Lundy
- The Liberator Files, Items concerning Benjamin Lundy from Horace Seldon's collection and summary of research of William Lloyd Garrison's The Liberator original copies at the Boston Public Library, Boston, Massachusetts.
[edit] References
- ^ "Who are the Quakers?". Benjamin Lundy, Pioneer Quaker Abolitionist. http://www2.gol.com/users/quakers/Benjamin_Lundy.htm. Retrieved June 16, 2008.
