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,
sparked by their religious beliefs, grew until they renounced the
slave trade and freed their slaves. Once they rejected slavery, the
Quakers then began to petition the state and Federal governments to
do the same. When those in power turned a blind eye to the
suffering of those enslaved, the Quakers used both legal and, in
the eyes of the government, illegal means to fight slavery. This
determination to stand against slavery led some Quakers to join
with others to be a part of the Underground Railroad. The
transition from friend to foe of slavery was not a quick one but
one that was ahead of the rest of America.
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