Philadelphia quakers and the antislavery movement / Brian Temple.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Temple, Brian, 1955- author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Antislavery movements--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.

Antislavery movements.

Quaker abolitionists--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.

Quaker abolitionists.

Abolitionists--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--History.

Abolitionists.

History.

Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--18th century.

Philadelphia (Pa.).

Philadelphia (Pa.)--History--19th century.

Pennsylvania--Philadelphia.

Physical Description:

viii, 232 pages ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2014]

Summary:

"The Quakers came to America in the 17th century to seek religious freedom. After years of struggle, they achieved success in various endeavors and, like many wealthy colonists of the time, bought and sold slaves. But a movement to remove slavery from their midst, grew until they renounced the slave trade and freed their slaves"-- Provided by publisher.

Contents:

Part I. Removing the plank

Quaker beginnings

Quaker beginnings in America

Friends and slavery

Victory and retreat

Part II. Removing the splinter

The Revolution

Creating a free nation, not a free people

Legal help in and out of court

The American Colonization Society and the schism

Other avenues explored

Part III. The underground railroad

Standing against the tide

The tracks of the underground railroad

The Compromise of 1850 and the Fugitive Slave Act

The penalty for defiance

The tricks of the trade

Stories of the underground

The last fetter broken.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9780786494071

0786494077

OCLC:

866620357