Two nights in September :Isaac Hill, John Greenleaf Whittier, and Concord's 1835 anti-abolitionist mob: Historical New Hampshire / Mike Pride.

Title:

Two nights in September :Isaac Hill, John Greenleaf Whittier, and Concord's 1835 anti-abolitionist mob: Historical New Hampshire / Mike Pride.

Author:

Pride, Mike, 1946-2023.

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 2010.

Physical Description:

p. 93-108.

Source:

Vol. 64, No. 2 (Winter 2010) Historical New Hampshire.

Description:

The article looks at a gathering in Concord, New Hampshire on September 3, 1835, in which New Hampshire's U.S. Senator Isaac Hill addressed citizens on the topic of the dangers of abolitionist activities. A meeting the following night, which featured abolitionists George Thompson and John Greenleaf Whittier as speakers is also discussed. The anti-abolitionist mob violence which erupted as a result of the debates is reviewed. The author presents details on the riot, noting the differences between how abolitionist and anti-abolitionist newspapers covered the event.\n

Language:

English.

Subjects:

Abolitionists 19th century. United States, Antislavery movements 19th century. United States, Riots 19th century. Concord (N.H.), Mobs 19th century. Concord (N.H.)

People:

Hill, Isaac, 1789-1851., Whittier, John Greenleaf, 1807-1892., Thompson, George, 1804-1878.

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