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Pennsylvania Abolition Society

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Founded here in 1775 as the Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage, the organization became the Pennsylvania Abolition Society in 1787 and sought social, educational, and employment opportunities for Blacks.
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