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Colonial Quakers

Colonial Quakers. Were the Quakers anti-slavery advocates?. “Am I Not a Man and a Brother” “Am I Not a Woman & a Sister”. July 1774. from Anti-Slavery and the Enlightenment in Early America.

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Colonial Quakers

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  1. Colonial Quakers Were the Quakers anti-slavery advocates?

  2. “Am I Not a Man and a Brother”“Am I Not a Woman & a Sister”

  3. July 1774

  4. from Anti-Slavery and the Enlightenment in Early America • Religion in the colonies played an important part in beginning and carrying on the anti-slavery movement.   The importance of secularization within religion has often been overlooked and is imperative when considering the fact that many of the religious persons involved with slavery were both traders and owners of slaves, whether in Puritan New England or in the Quaker Middle Colonies.

  5. Benezet Instructing Colored Children

  6. Visual Thinking Strategies Rescue of Jane Johnson and her Children

  7. History Mystery Items Evaluate each of the following items to determine whether the Quakers were anti-slavery advocates, pro-slavery advocates or if it is difficult to tell. Which of these perspectives do you think each quote or document is presenting?

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