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The Quaker Conundrum: Controversies in the American Revolution and Early Republic
The Quaker Conundrum: Controversies in the American Revolution and Early Republic
During the Revolutionary War era, many Quakers focused on the abolition of slavery, pressuring Friends who continued to enslave those of African descent. In this online program, Kimberly McCarty, Washington Crossing Historic Park curator, will draw on correspondence between two men named Ennion Williams, both Pennsylvania Quakers, who found themselves in direct conflict with some […]