Burning Abolitionist Literature

The Anti-Slavery Society's great postal campaign of 1835 triggered a wave of repression. More

The Anti-Slavery Society's great postal campaign of 1835 flooded the South with abolitionist literature. Instead of bringing about the end of slavery, it triggered a wave of repression. In Charleston, SC, 3,000 people gathered in Post Office square to destroy anti-slavery materials and burn Garrison in effigy.

AIR DATE 1/8/13