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201:. The American Anti-Slavery Society, however, attempted to create state-based organizations under the umbrella of its executive committee. At first the New England Anti-Slavery Society and the American Society worked together, with the New England Society becoming an auxiliary in 1834.
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1019:. Boston: Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society. p. 48
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1087:"Records of the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society"
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