jan 1, 1689 - Early Abolitionist Movements
Description:
WHO ARE THE QUAKERS???- religious movement (originally Christian Protestant denomination)
- arose mid-17th-century in England
- core belief = each human being's ability to experience the 'light within' or to see 'that of God in every one'
- heterogeneous group with different understandings of Christianity
THE QUAKERS AND ABOLITIONISM:
- Quaker colonists already questioned the concept of slavery in Barbados in the 1670s, and openly denounced it in 1688
- Quaker members have campaigned against slavery in various ways. e.g. anti-slavery writing and direct action (e.g. protesting) from members like John Woolman, William Southeby and Benjamin Lay.
Added to timeline:
Date:
jan 1, 1689
Now
~ 336 years ago