Asa Sylvester Wing

Name

Asa Sylvester Wing

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First Name

Asa

Additional Names

Sylvester

Last Name

Wing

Born

18 November 1815

Died

8 March 1854

Profession

Lawyer
Anti-slavery Agent

Note

On a tour as an agent of the Connecticut Anti-Slavery Society in 1846; extensive coverage of his tours in The Charter Oak.
Frederick Douglass gives oration when his monument is erected.
Photo from Mexico New York Historical Society
“let me exhort the friends of the slave everywhere, to lift up their heads and look upward, for, in spite of all opposition, the car of emancipation is onward. Let each and all seek to accelerate its velocity towards the goal of universal freedom.” – A S. Wing, The Charter Oak New Series 1, 13, 2 April 2, 1846

Article on his reputation in Syracuse

Frederick Douglass speech in memory of Asa Wing

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Related Places

New York - Central Upstate

Connecticut - Western

Associated Causes

Underground Railroad URR

Abolition