The ''National Enquirer'' was an
abolitionist
Abolitionism, or the abolitionist movement, is the movement to end slavery. In Western Europe and the Americas, abolitionism was a historic movement that sought to end the Atlantic slave trade and liberate the enslaved people.
The British ...
newspaper
A newspaper is a Periodical literature, periodical publication containing written News, information about current events and is often typed in black ink with a white or gray background.
Newspapers can cover a wide variety of fields such as p ...
founded by
Quaker Benjamin Lundy
Benjamin Lundy (January 4, 1789August 22, 1839) was an American Quaker abolitionist from New Jersey of the United States who established several anti-slavery newspapers and traveled widely. He lectured and published seeking to limit slavery's expa ...
in 1836,
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Benjamin Lundy
. Friends Journal
''Friends Journal'' is a monthly Quaker magazine that combines first-person narrative, reportage, poetry, and news. ''Friends Journal'' began publishing in 1827 and 1844 with the founding of ''The Friend'' (Orthodox, 1827—1955) and ''The Friend ...
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The Columbia Encyclopedia
The ''Columbia Encyclopedia'' is a one-volume encyclopedia produced by Columbia University Press and, in the last edition, sold by the Gale Group. First published in 1935, and continuing its relationship with Columbia University, the encyclopedi ...
sponsored by the
Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society
The Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society was established in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, in 1838. Founders included James Mott, Lucretia Mott, Robert Purvis, and John C. Bowers.
In August 1850, William Still while working as a clerk for the Society, ...
. It was renamed the ''Pennsylvania Freeman'' after
John Greenleaf Whittier took over as editor in 1838.
Initial offices were at 223 Arch Street. It was to have been moved to the new abolitionist building,
Pennsylvania Hall, but had not yet been when that building was destroyed by arson in May of 1838.
References
Abolitionist newspapers published in the United States
Defunct newspapers of Philadelphia
Publications established in 1836
Publications disestablished in 1838
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