In the first book to investigate in detail the origins of
antislavery thought and rhetoric within the Society of Friends,
Brycchan Carey shows how the Quakers turned against slavery in the
first half of the eighteenth century and became the first
organization to take a stand against the slave trade. Through
meticulous examination of the earliest writings of the Friends,
including journals and letters, Carey reveals the society's gradual
transition from expressing doubt about slavery to adamant
opposition. He shows that while progression toward this stance was
ongoing, it was slow and uneven and that it was vigorous internal
debate and discussion that ultimately led to a call for abolition.
His book will be a major contribution to the history of the
rhetoric of antislavery and the development of antislavery thought
as explicated in early Quaker writing.
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