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Where was the first abolition society formed?

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Where was the first abolition society formed?

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The Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage was formed on April 14, 1775 in Philadelphia. The society was incorporated in 1789 as the Pennsylvania Society for Promoting the Abolition of Slavery and for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage and for Improving the Condition of the African Race. Source: Famous First Facts: A Record of First Happenings, Discoveries, and Inventions in American History, 1997, p.110, Joseph Nathan Kane, 031.