Collection box of the Rhode Island Anti-Slavery Society owned by Garrison family

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This description refers to material held by Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture. Visual details below describe the original material.

Cardboard coin collection box produced by the Rhode Island Anti-Slavery Society. The box is constructed in two pieces, a top and bottom. The top has a slot for coins and fits into the bottom. The box is yellow with black print, including a tableau on the front of kneeling enslaved figure surrounded by implements of bondage.

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