Quakers and Slavery : A Divided Spirit /

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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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Soderlund, Jean R., 1947- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Princeton, New Jersey : Princeton University Press, [1985]
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Slavery and the church > Society of Friends.
Slavery and the church.
Quakers > Political activity.
Quaker abolitionists.
Antislavery movements.
HISTORY > United States > State & Local > General.
HISTORY > General.
Abolitionnistes quakers > États-Unis > Histoire.
Quakers > Activite politique > États-Unis > Histoire.
Mouvements antiesclavagistes > États-Unis.
Quaker abolitionists > United States > History.
Quakers > Political activity > United States > History.
Slavery and the church > United States.
Antislavery movements > United States.
United States.
History.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
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

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