The ''National Enquirer'' was an abolitionist newspaper founded by

Quaker Quakers are people who belong to a historically Protestant Christian set of Christian denomination, denominations known formally as the Religious Society of Friends. Members of these movements ("theFriends") are generally united by a belie ...

Benjamin Lundy in 1836,Wicks, Suzanne R
Benjamin Lundy
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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 ...

Lundy, Benjamin
The Columbia Encyclopedia sponsored by the Pennsylvania Anti-Slavery Society. It was renamed the ''Pennsylvania Freeman'' after

John Greenleaf Whittier John Greenleaf Whittier (December 17, 1807 – September 7, 1892) was an American Quaker poet and advocate of the abolition of slavery in the United States. Frequently listed as one of the fireside poets, he was influenced by the Scottish poet ...

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.

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