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The American Anti-Slavery Society ( 1833 - 1870 ) was founded by William Lloyd Garrison and Arthur Tappan . Frederick Douglass was a key leader of the society and often spoke at its meetings. William Wells Brown was another freed slave who often spoke at meetings. By 1835, the society had 1,000 local chapters with around 150,000 members. Famous members included Theodore Dwight Weld , Lewis Tappan , Lydia Child , Maria Weston Chapman , Henry Highland Garnet , Samuel Cornish , James Forten , Charles Lenox Remond , Robert Purvis , and Wendell Phillips . The society was the scene for many disagreements between Garrison and prominent New York and midwestern abolitionists. One issue between the two sides was whether abolitionists should enter politics as a distinct party. Another issue concerned the role of women in the abolitionist movement. Garrison urged that positions equal to men be given to women. A minority of anti-feminist delegates left the society as a result. One party that formed from the disagreements concerning Garrison's leadership was the United States Liberty Party , a separate anti-slavery society that broke away from the American Anti-slavery Society. The disruption of the American Anti-Slavery Society did not however cause any great deal of damage to Abolitionism . The American Anti-Slavery Society should not be confused with the American Anti-Slavery Group --a modern-day group. EXTERNAL LINKS
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