Collection box for the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society
Media
Subject
Abolitionist movement in the United States
Description
Side of collection box of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. Inscription on the box: "Let this box remain stationary upon the chimney piece or table in the most public room in your dwelling, as it will not only give strangers an opportunity to aid in swelling the bondman's treasury, but it will also remind the contributors of their weekly pledge."
Creator
Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society
Source
Randolph Linsly Simpson African-American Collection, Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library, Yale University
Publisher
Wikicommons
Date
1850