liberty party

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Definition of liberty party in English English dictionary

(1840-48) U.S. political party formed by a splinter group of abolitionists. It was created by Arthur Tappan and Theodore Weld in opposition to William Lloyd Garrison, who scorned political action as a futile way to end slavery. At its first party convention in 1840, James Birney was nominated for U.S. president. By 1844 the party had influenced undecided legislators in many local elections to adopt antislavery stands. In 1848 it dissolved when many of its members joined the Barnburners (see Hunkers and Barnburners) to form the Free Soil Party

a former political party in the United States; formed in 1839 to oppose the practice of slavery; merged with the Free Soil Party in 1848

Hyphenation

Li·ber·ty par·ty

Turkish pronunciation

lîbırti pärti

Pronunciation

/ˈləbərtē ˈpärtē/ /ˈlɪbɜrtiː ˈpɑːrtiː/