Lydia Maria Child (1802-1880) was an ardent abolitionist born in Massachusetts. In this letter written to William Lloyd Garrison and published in the National Anti-Slavery Standard, an abolitionist newspaper, Child feels that now that the enslaved are freed, they will need protection and advocates, and that anti-slavery societies should offer that protection. She also feels it should be extended to Native Americans. She disagrees with Garrison’s views on how the formerly enslaved were being treated in Louisiana, feeling that General Nathanial Banks’ system made the enslaved only partially free. The National Anti-Slavery Standard was the American Anti-Slavery Society’s official newspaper. It was published from 1840 to 1870.
Child, Lydia Maria. “Letter from Mrs. L. M. Child.” National Anti-Slavery Standard, April 1, 1865. Pocumtuck Valley Memorial Association, American Centuries. https://americancenturies.org/collection/l05-094/. Accessed on October 16, 2024.
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