Abolitionists Statistics
By the Numbers
Number of Local Antislavery Societies in the U.S.
- 1833: 4
- 1834: 47
- 1838: 1,300
- Incidents of anti-abolitionist mob violence in northern cities between 1833 and 1838: 165
Estimated Total U.S. Cotton Production
- 1814: 150,000 bales
- 1860: 4 million bales
Free and Enslaved Black Population 1830 – 1860
| Free Black Population | Enslaved Black Population | ||
| 1830 | 319,599 | 1830 | 2,009,043 |
| 1840 | 386,293 | 1840 | 2,873,648 |
| 1850 | 434,495 | 1850 | 3,204,313 |
| 1860 | 488,070 | 1860 | 3,953,760 |
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