“Quakers are known for their stand against slavery, and Black Quakers played an important part.”
A post from the Barclay College website
February 8, 2021
“Many may not know it was common for Quakers to own slaves prior to the American Revolution. However, in the early to mid-1700s, the situation became untenable to a number of Friends. They spoke out and sparked an abolitionist movement among Friends. In fact, four Pennsylvania Friends from Germantown wrote the earliest protest against slavery in 1688.[1] By the beginning of the American Revolution, few Friends owned slaves.
At the end of the American Revolution, one Meeting presented a petition to the Continental Congress to abolish slavery. However, it failed. Later, The Society of Friends petitioned the United States Congress to abolish slavery. They were the first organization to take a collective stand against slavery and the slave trade.”[2]
Of special interest is the role Black Quakers played in the abolitionist movement…” READ MORE on the Barclay College website..