Liberty party
nounU.S. History.
the first antislavery political party, organized in 1839 and merged with the Free Soil party in 1848.
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How to use Liberty party in a sentence
As the Liberty party experiment had proved, an abolitionist running for office on an antislavery platform was doomed to defeat.
Susan B. Anthony | Alma LutzHe was up in front of the First Regiment, mustered in with the Liberty party.
Biltmore Oswald | J. Thorne Smith, Jr.I heard his name read out with the Liberty party only a moment ago.
Biltmore Oswald | J. Thorne Smith, Jr.But into the politics of the time had come a new factor—the “Liberty party.”
Famous Men and Great Events of the Nineteenth Century | Charles Morris"We thought it was one of yesterday's Liberty party trying to get back to the ship," responded the man addressed as Bill.
Yankee Ships and Yankee Sailors: Tales of 1812 | James Barnes
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