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October 28, 1835 - Boston Riot - George Thompson, a noted British abolitionist came to Boston, home of Lloyd Garrison's The Liberator. A pro-slavery mob broke up a meeting of the Female Anti-Slavery Society looking for Thompson. Instead, they found Garrison, dragging him through Boston. Garrison was rescued by the mayor.
The Boston Mob of 1835
Boston abolitionists faced great opposition from their fellow Northerners during the early years of the anti-slavery movement. To say…
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