The first abolitionist society in the United States, the Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage, was organized in Philadelphia on April 14, 1775. Led by both Black and white activists, including prominent Quakers, the society aimed to protect free African Americans and advocate for the end of slavery. It later became known as the Pennsylvania Abolition Society, with Benjamin Franklin serving as its president after the Revolutionary War.
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