The African Society for Mutual Relief was a
mutual aid organization
Mutual may refer to:
*Mutual organization, where as customers derive a right to profits and votes
*Mutual information, the intersection of multiple information sets
*Mutual insurance, where policyholders have certain "ownership" rights in the orga ...
established in New York City in 1808. Its building was attacked in the
1834 anti-abolition riots.
Leaders of the group included
William Hamilton, its first president; Cato Alexander, an inn keeper;
Philip Bell, editor and publisher of ''
The Colored American''; and Abraham Lawrence, president of the
Harlem Railroad
The New York and Harlem Railroad (now the Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line) was one of the first railroads in the United States, and was the world's first street railway. Designed by John Stephenson, it was opened in stages between 1832 and 18 ...
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* {{Cite book, last=Zuille, first=John J., url=http://www.slavery.amdigital.co.uk/Documents/PrintedDocument.aspx?documentid=136926, title=Historical sketch of the New York African Society for Mutual Relief, date=1892, location=New York, language=en, oclc=837507294
1808 establishments in New York (state)
Service organizations based in the United States
Non-profit organizations based in New York City
Abolitionism in New York (state)
Pre-emancipation African-American history
Underground Railroad in New York (state)
African-American history in New York City