Title: Philadelphia Quakers and the antislavery movement
Description: "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"--
Subjects: History, Antislavery movements, Abolitionists, Quaker abolitionists, Antislavery movements, united states, Philadelphia (pa.), history
Places: Pennsylvania, Philadelphia (Pa.), Philadelphia
Time periods: 19th century, 18th century