Volume 12 , Issue 15

Liberty Party (1840-1844)

The Liberty party was a minor political party in the United States in the 1840s. It was an early advocate of the abolitionist cause. Also, it broke away from the American Anti-slavery society due tot grievances with William Lloyd Garrison's leadership. The party included abolitionists who were willing to work within electoral politics to try to influence people to support their goals. The party was announced in November 1839 and first gathered in Warsaw, New York. Its first national convention took place in Albany on April 1, 1840.
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