New England Anti-Slavery Society

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The New England Anti-Slavery Society was formed by William Lloyd Garrison, editor of The Liberator, in 1831.

Based in Boston, Massachusetts, members of the New England Anti-slavery Society supported immediate abolition and viewed slavery as immoral and non-Christian. Although, separate black anti-slavery societies existed in Massachusetts, New York, Ohio, Connecticut, and New Jersey, there was a strong feeling against the organization of separate anti-slavery societies. In January 1833, Thomas Dalton, president of the Massachusetts General Colored Association, led a successful petition to merge with the New England Anti-Slavery Society. Later in 1833, Garrison and Arthur Tappan expanded this society and formed the American Anti-Slavery Society.