Burleigh, Charles C. (Charles Calistus), 1810-1878

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Birth 1810
Death 1878

Biographical notes:

American abolitionist and lecturer.

From the description of Autograph entry signed : Salem, Ohio, 1868 Dec. 1. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 639942115

Burleigh was an abolitionist and reformer, associated with the Garrisonian wing of the anti-slavery movement. He was editor of the Unionists, 1835-37, wrote for the Liberator, edited the Pennsylvania Freeman after 1844, and served as the secretary of the American Anti-Slavery Society and editor of its annual reports.

From the description of Papers, 1844-1859. (Historical Society of Pennsylvania). WorldCat record id: 122417175

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  • Abolitionists
  • Antislavery movements
  • Capital punishment

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  • United States (as recorded)

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