New York African Society for Mutual Relief

The African Society for Mutual Relief was a mutual aid organization established in New York City in 1808.[1][2][3][4] Its building was attacked in the 1834 anti-abolition riots.[5]

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.

  1. ^ "MAAP | Place Detail: African Society for Mutual Relief".
  2. ^ "African corporation over a century old". The Pittsburgh Courier. February 3, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved 2020-11-30.
  3. ^ Harris, Leslie M. (2004). In the Shadow of Slavery: African Americans in New York City, 1626-1863. University of Chicago Press. pp. 86–90. ISBN 978-0-226-31775-5.
  4. ^ Jaynes, Gerald D. (2005). Encyclopedia of African American Society. SAGE. pp. 491, 570. ISBN 978-0-7619-2764-8.
  5. ^ "The New York African Society for Mutual Relief (1808-1860) •". 22 January 2011.