From peace to freedom
Subtitle: Quaker rhetoric and the birth of American antislavery, 1657-1761
By: Brycchan Carey
Publisher: Yale University Press
Published: 2012
Place of publication: New Haven
Language: eng
Number of pages: 257
ISBN-13: 9780300180770
Subjects: RELIGION / Christianity / Quaker; Slavery and the church; HISTORY / Social History; SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery; Quaker abolitionists; HISTORY / United States / Colonial Period (1600-1775); Society of Friends; Antislavery movements; History
Description: "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"--
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.