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=== Liberty Party National Convention === On the first and second days of September 1852, the national convention of the [[Liberty Party (United States, 1840)|Liberty Party]] was held at the Dutch Reformed Church in Canastota. Much of the convention's business was to hear reports from delegates regarding the attitude towards the [[abolition of slavery]] in their respective areas. Among the speakers and attendees were [[Frederick Douglass]], [[Gerrit Smith]], and [[Jermain Wesley Loguen]]. Later debate during the convention focused on whether the party should nominate its own presidential candidate or if they should support the nomination of the Free Democracy Party.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Liberty Party Convention at Canastota - Freethought Trail - New York |url=https://freethought-trail.org/historical-events/event:liberty-party-convention-at-canastota/ |access-date=April 22, 2023 |website=freethought-trail.org}}</ref> The 170th anniversary of the convention was celebrated in 2022, attended by representatives from the village of Canastota, the town of Lenox, and the William G. Pomeroy foundation. A marker was placed as a dedication to the convention on the site where it was held.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Canastota |first=Village of |date=September 2, 2022 |title=New historical marker commemorates 1852 presidential convention |url=https://canastota.com/2022/09/new-historical-marker-commemorates-1852-presidential-convention/ |access-date=April 22, 2023 |website=Village of Canastota, NY |language=en-US}}</ref>
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