Abolitionists and Fugitive Slaves
Abolitionists and Fugitive Slaves
This chapter discusses the twelfth annual meeting of the Western Anti-Slavery Society in Salem, Ohio. Most of the region's leading Garrisonian women were there, including Josephine Griffing and fellow lecturer Lizzie Hitchcock, who would serve as vice presidents, as well as Cincinnati powerhouse Sarah Otis Ernst, who participated on the Business Committee. The issue of fugitive slaves making their way north to freedom through Ohio dominated discussions. Several resolutions proclaimed the moral necessity of aiding these men, women, and children in their dangerous travels. On the afternoon of the conference's third day, attendees heard a startling announcement: a telegraph had warned Salem citizens that a “Southern family with a slave girl would arrive on the Express train (then nearly due) in Salem.” The audience voted immediately to adjourn, head to the depot, and give “a practical illustration” of their commitment to abolition.
Keywords: Anti-Slavery Society, Salem, Ohio, Garrisonian women, Josephine Griffing, Lizzie Hitchcock, Sarah Otis Ernst, fugitive slaves
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