Pennsylvania Hall, "one of the most commodious and splendid buildings in the city," was an abolitionist venue in Philadelphia, built in 1837–1838. It was a "Temple of Free Discussion," where antislave
An illustration of Pennsylvania Hall at its opening in 1838
An engraving by John Sartain, an eyewitness. Note water directed toward adjacent building.
Pennsylvania Hall post-burning. Engraved by Reuben S. Gilbert after work by John Archibald Woodside, Jr.
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The free-produce movement was an international boycott of goods produced by slave labor. It was used by the abolitionist movement as a non-violent way for individuals, including the disenfranchised, t
Pennsylvania Hall (Philadelphia)
…Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society, the building's manager, and the fourth was devoted to the sale of products grown or produced without slave labor (free produce). The first floor also contained "a neat lecture room" seating between 200 and 300 persons, fronting on Haines Street. There were two committee rooms…
This 1820s sugar bowl describes its contents as "EAST INDIA SUGAR not made by SLAVES"
Frances Ellen Watkins Harper supported the free-produce movement, regularly saying she would pay more for a "Free Labor" dress
In 1850, Henry Highland Garnet toured Great Britain to urge Britons to support free produce.