{"product_id":"1844-anti-slavery-very-rare-broadside-song-sheet-for-1840s-anti-slavery-gathering","title":"1844 ANTI-SLAVERY. Very Rare Broadside Song Sheet for 1840's Anti-Slavery Gathering.","description":"\u003cp\u003eAn exceptionally rare, ill-formatted broadside song sheet produced almost certainly for a gathering of the New Hampshire Anti-Slavery Society c.1840's. It was acquired by us with other materials connected to that society and all from the same period.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe trace not a single other example, likely bespoke for a single meeting. It is not foldable under any recognizable pattern and most would have almost certainly been discarded after the meeting. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMeasuring c.13 x 19 inches, it contains the songs \u003cem\u003eGet off the Track\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003ePlantation Song\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Fugitive's Triumph\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eFarewell Address to Henry Bibb\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Slave's Lamentation\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eFreedom's Gathering\u003c\/em\u003e; \u003cem\u003eThe Yankee Girl\u003c\/em\u003e by John Greenleaf Whittier; and \u003cem\u003eColonization Song\u003c\/em\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOf particular interest is this very early appearance of \u003cem\u003eThe Fugitive's Triumph\u003c\/em\u003e, reported here as by \"Tucker,\" but actually by escaped slave, Henry Walton Bibb, who fled to Detroit in 1842 and was very much influential in supporting the Underground Railroad and abolitionist causes. The next song also in reference to Hibb. Again, likely putting the date in the 1842-1843 timeframe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSome foxing and staining, awkwardly trimmed [likely originally], small tear at fold. A superb survivor and likely unique. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Specs Fine Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43582937956388,"sku":null,"price":850.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0093\/3910\/9435\/files\/02-24-2026SpecsFineBooks-13.jpg?v=1771967342","url":"https:\/\/specsfinebooks.com\/products\/1844-anti-slavery-very-rare-broadside-song-sheet-for-1840s-anti-slavery-gathering","provider":"Specs Fine Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}