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History and Haverford College (HC): Slavery and Abolition

History and Haverford College (Krippner) Summer 2013

Slavery and Abolition

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Germantown Protest against slavery, 1688    Enlarged view



Benjamin Lay (1681-1759)   Enlarged view



Benezet (1713-1784) instructing colored children  Enlarged view



Burning of Pennsylvania Hall, 1838      Enlarged view

Abolitionists built the hall in Philadelphia for lectures and meetings.  Four days after it opened, an angry  mob burned it down.  See more information on the Quakers and Slavery website.



Female Teachers of the Friends Freedmen Association  Enlarged view



Subject Guide

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Margaret Schaus