Liberty Party

There have been two political parties called the Liberty Party in the United States: The Liberty Party was a minor political party in the 1840s. The party was an early advocate of the abolitionist cause. It broke away from the American Anti-Slavery Society due to grievances with William Lloyd Garrison's leadership. The party first gathered in Warsaw, New York, and its first national convention took place in Albany on April 1, 1840. The Liberty Pa... More

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