Quakers and Slavery : : A Divided Spirit / / Jean R. Soderlund.
is book explores the growth of abolitionism among Quakers in Pennsylvania and New Jersey from 1688 to 1780, providing a case study of how groups change their moral attitudes. Dr. Soderlund details the long battle fought by reformers like gentle John Woolman and eccentric Benjamin Lay. The eighteenth...
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| Superior document: | Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Princeton Legacy Lib. eBook Package 1980-1999 |
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| Place / Publishing House: | Princeton, NJ : : Princeton University Press, , [2014] ©1985 |
| Year of Publication: | 2014 |
| Edition: | Course Book |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Princeton Legacy Library ;
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (236 p.) |
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Table of Contents:
- Frontmatter
- CONTENTS
- FIGURES
- TABLES
- ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
- ABBREVIATIONS
- INTRODUCTION
- CHAPTER 1. Abolitionists Confront the Meeting
- CHAPTER 2. Leadership and Control of the Yearly Meeting
- CHAPTER 3. Slavery: Temptation and Challenge
- CHAPTER 4. The Local Meetings Debate Slavery
- CHAPTER 5. Shrewsbury and Chesterfield Meetings
- CHAPTER 6. Chester and Philadelphia Meetings
- CONCLUSION. The Limits of Quaker Reform
- APPENDICES
- INDEX
- Backmatter