Wendell Phillips

American abolitionist, advocate for Native Americans, orator and lawyer (1811-1884) · United States · On the map · Politicians · Died at 72

Wendell Phillips was an American abolitionist, labor reformer, temperance activist, advocate for Native Americans, orator, and attorney.

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Wendell Phillips, abolitionist, [ca. 1859-1870]. Carte de Visite Collection, Boston Public Library.

Phillips lived on Essex Street, Boston, 1841-1882[21]

Portrait of Phillips, c. 1863-64; photo by Case & Getchell

Anti-Slavery Society Convention 1840, painting by Benjamin Robert Haydon. Move your cursor to identify participants or click the icon to enlarge

Wendell Phillips, William Lloyd Garrison, and George Thompson, 1851.

Wendell Phillips Memorial at Boston Public Garden.

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