Artwork, Published Works
The Liberty Bell, a gift book filled with poetry and short fiction, was edited annually by Maria Weston Chapman and sold at Boston anti-slavery fairs. On the cover, Lady Liberty's staff is topped with a liberty cap, which were commonly worn by freed slaves.
The Liberty Bell was an annually edited collection of poetry and short fiction compiled by Maria Weston Chapman, a Boston abolitionist who ran the city’s most successful anti-slavery fairs. Sales of The Liberty Bell helped raise money for abolitionists to publish anti-slavery publications and to fund speakers’ travels.
Lady Liberty’s “liberty hat” was a common motif in abolitionist work.
