Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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1838
Mob attack and destruction of Pennsylvania Hall
A large anti-abolitionist mob surrounded the interracial convention, and Pennsylvania Hall was burned. The incident exposed violent opposition to abolitionism and interracial cooperation; a Philadelphia grand jury and city authorities did not hold the rioters appropriately accountable.