death_date death_place birth_place nationality birth_date image article_title name occupation
03 february 1895 hyde park , massachusetts hampton , connecticut american 23 november 1803 theodore dwight weld.jpg theodore dwight weld
 theodore dwight weld abolitionist
theodore dwight weld

theodore dwight weld -lrb- november 23 , 1803 in hampton , connecticut -rrb- - february 3 , 1895 in hyde park , massachusetts -rrb- was one of the architects of the american abolitionist movement during its formative years from 1830 through 1844 , playing a role as writer , editor , speaker , and organizer .
he is best known for his co-authorship of the authoritative compendium '' '' , published in 1839 .
harriet beecher stowe partly based `` uncle tom 's cabin '' on weld 's text and it is regarded as second only to that work in its influence on the antislavery movement .
weld remained dedicated to the abolitionist movement until slavery was ended by the thirteenth amendment to the united states constitution in 1865 .
