Routledge - Quakers and Their Allies in the Abolitionist Cause

Explore the deep connections between the Quaker community and the American abolitionist movement in this scholarly volume from the Perspectives on Early America series. Published by Routledge, this book examines how Quakers played a significant role in the fight against slavery between 1754 and 1808. Through various case studies, the text focuses on the Philadelphia area, which served as a center for the movement and the site of the first American abolition society founded in 1775. While the impact of Quakers is often missed in existing historical records, this collection brings their contributions to light. This work is a valuable resource for researchers and students. It provides deep insights for those studying slavery and abolition, religious history, Atlantic studies, and American social and political development. It offers a necessary look at a group that helped shape the early American landscape.