The 1830s were the heyday of the formation of anti-slavery societies, with associations established at town, county and state levels. James G. Birney (1792-1857), a noted abolitionist, spoke in Northampton, Massachusetts, on June 4, 1835. He was born in the pro-slavery state of Kentucky and founded the abolitionist newspaper, the Philanthropist in Cincinnati, Ohio, in 1836. The Hampshire Gazette commented that his remarks were more dignified and temperate than those of fellow abolitionists William Lloyd Garrison (1805-1879) and George Thompson (1804-1878), although he held the same opinions. The Greenfield Gazette and Franklin Herald was the newspaper in Greenfield, Massachusetts, from June 26, 1827, to June 27, 1837. It changed its name to the Gazette & Mercury.
Greenfield Gazette and Franklin Herald. “Anti Slavery Lecture.” June 16, 1835. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l05-018/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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