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From Peace to Freedom

Quaker Rhetoric and the Birth of American Antislavery, 1657-1761

Carey, Brycchan

From Peace to Freedom

From Peace to Freedom

Quaker Rhetoric and the Birth of American Antislavery, 1657-1761

From Peace to Freedom

 

"In the first book to investigate in detail the origins of antislavery thought and rhetoric within the Society of Friends, Brycchan Carey shows how the Quakers turned against slavery in the first half of the eighteenth century and became the first organization to take a stand against the slave trade.Through meticulous examination of the earliest writings of the Friends, including journals and letters, Carey reveals the society's gradual transition from expressing doubt about slavery to adamant opposition.


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Beschrijving From Peace to Freedom

Intends to investigate the development of antislavery thought and rhetoric within the Society of Friends. Through meticulous examination of the earliest writings of the Friends, the author reveals the gradual transition the organization underwent in their position on slavery: from expressing doubt about slavery to adamant opposition to it.


ISBN
9780300180770
Pagina's
272
Verschenen
NUR
680
Druk
1
Uitvoering
Hardback
Taal
Engels
Uitgever
Yale University Press

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