Maine Memory Network

Samuel Fessenden, Portland, ca. 1860

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: Portland Media: Photographic print

Maine Anti-Slavery Society request, 1836

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1836 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

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Slavery's Defenders and Foes

Mainers, like residents of other states, had differing views about slavery and abolition in the early to mid decades of the 19th century. Religion and economic factors were among the considerations in determining people's leanings.