"Contrary to popular wisdom, American Quakers did not first appear
in Pennsylvania, the Quaker State, in 1682. Rather they appeared in
1655 in Virginia. In the 330-odd years thereafter, the Friendly
Virginians, as I have come to call them, have stood for peace and
against violence, for religious freedom, civil rights and women's
rights. They have striven to end war, change the penal system and
aid Native Americans. Their world view has affected their lives and
characters and also, as you read, the ways of the larger society."
*From the Preface. Chapters include: The Quaker Way Comes to
Virginia, 1655-1660 which opens on a street corner in the city of
London in the summer of 1654; Virginia's Quakers and the Right to
Worship as One Wishes, 1660-1663; In Which the Truth is Crushed to
Earth, 1664-1677; The Friendly Virginians Become Somewhat
Respectable, 1677-1700; At Last within the Law, 1700-1733; West of
the Blue Ridge, 1733-1750; The Quaker Way Alters Course, 1750-1763;
Farewell, Britannia, 1763-1775; The Friendly Virginians and the
American Revolution, 1775-1781; After So Many Ages, 1782-1800; To
the Westward Waters, 1800-1820; The Blood of Christ, 1820-1833; On
Laying Down Virginia Yearly Meeting, 1833-1850; O, Virginia
Virginia 1850-1865; They Leap the Hedge, 1865-1900; Thee Interests
Me, 1900-1950; and, I Think of the Great Work, 1950-Now.
Photographs, a map, an appendix listing Quaker Meetings in
Virginia, a bibliography, and a full-name index enhance the text.
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