The Garrison Literary and Benevolent Association was a 19th-century association of young African-American males whose purpose was promoting the abolition of slavery and the reformation of society.[1]
The inclusion of abolitionistWm. Lloyd Garrison's name was controversial and drew immediate reactions. For example, a city official informed the young men that in order to continue using public facilities, they needed to find another name for their club. The defiant young scholars decided to keep the name and move to a private location instead.
"The young men passed several resolutions rejecting the 'uncalled for usurpation' of authority, keeping Garrison in the title, authorizing the Executive Committee to rent a meeting room, and declaring that the name would be passed down 'to posterity.' It was then ordered that a silk society banner be painted. 'It was pleasant to hear the little ones cry -- Garrison! Garrison! forever,' proclaimed the visitor."[3]
Preambleedit
The preamble to the constitution of this organization was published in The Liberator (Garrison's newspaper) on April 19, 1834.[4]
^Aptheker, Herbert (1971). A Documentary History of the Negro People in the United States., v. 1. Secaucus, NJ: Citadel Press. pp. 151–152. ISBN0806501685.
^Steven Wilder, Craig (2002). In The Company Of Black Men: The African Influence on African American Culture in New York City. New York: NYU Press. p. 87. ISBN081479534X. OCLC 47013081.
^Wilder, Craig Steven (July 1998). "The Rise and Influence of the New York African Society for Mutual Relief, 1808–1865". Afro - Americans in New York Life and History. 22 (2): 7.
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