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Lydia Maria Child
Medford (Massachusetts), United States
Archival Overview
Prolific American author and abolitionist whose 1833 masterpiece 'An Appeal in Favor of That Class of Americans Called Africans' galvanized the anti-slavery movement and sacrificed her literary career for human justice.
Biographical Record
Lydia Maria Child (1802–1880) was a best-selling novelist and founder of America's first children's magazine before embracing radical abolitionism under William Lloyd Garrison. Her 1833 book was the first comprehensive study of slavery published in America, demanding immediate emancipation and racial equality.
Ostracized by Boston society and facing severe boycotts, Child never wavered, editing the 'National Anti-Slavery Standard' and publishing passionate defenses of Native American sovereignty ('An Appeal for the Indians'). She famously penned the Thanksgiving poem 'Over the River and Through the Wood'.
Key Life Milestones
Publication of 'An Appeal in Favor of Africans'
Authored the first full-length American book demanding immediate emancipation and civil equality.
An Appeal for the Indians
Published a landmark defense of Native American treaty rights, condemning military subjugation.
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Final Resting Place
Perpetual MemorialWayland (Massachusetts), United States