Research Guides: History 252: The History of Haverford College: Conflict, Consensus, and the Liberal Arts (HC): Quakerism and Conflict: Conservatism, Dissent, and the Abolition of Slavery

Primary Sources

Quakers and Slavery Exhibit
Online exhibit. Consists of various events and works relating to the Society of Friends and their involvement in abolitionist movements.
Quaker Protest Against Slavery in the New World, Germantown (Pa.) 1688
Call Number: 990 B-R Manuscripts
- This is a scan of the original Germantown Protest document against slavery made by Quakers in 1688.
Germantown Friends' protest against slavery, 1688
This is a typed version of the Germantown Protest.
Abolition materials in Special Collections
This guide to abolition and anti-slavery materials in Special Collections lists a large variety of primary sources.

Primary Sources-Digitized

Extracts from the Writings of Early Friends on the Subject of Slavery
Author: Multiple, including Benjamin Lay.

Published: 1939

Call Number: BX7642.E97
The attitude of the Society of Friends towards slavery
Call Number: BX7642.C7 A8

William A. Cooper describes the varying attitudes that Friends held on Abolition. Mentions Benjamin Lay.

Call Number: BX7642.C7 A8

Secondary Sources-Digitized

Abolition divides the Meeting House...

Secondary Sources

Quakers and Abolition
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Author: Carey Brycchan and Geoffrey Plank
Published: 2014
Call Number: BX7797.2.S6 Q2
Abolition divides the Meeting House: Quakers and slavery in Early Lancaster County
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Author: Mark Ebersole
Published: 2001
Call Number: BX7642.E16 A15

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From peace to freedom: Quaker rhetoric and the birth of American antislavery, 1657-1761
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Author: Brycchan Carey
Published: 2012
Call Number: BX7642.C27 F69

This book covers the influence that Quakers and Quakerism had on the abolitionist movement in the American colonies. Chapter 3 discusses the disagreements between wealthy Quakers who owned slaves and those who did not.
Slavery and the Meeting House
Author: Ryan P. Jordan
Published: 2008
Call Number:BX7642.J82 S63

The book revolves around Quaker involvement in abolitionist movement. The first chapter focuses on the manner in which Quakers approached abolitionist sentiment.
Quakers & slavery: a divided spirit
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Author: Josh Soderlund
Published: 1985
Call Number: BX7647.S679 Q17

This book is about the Quaker abolitionist movement. The first chapter explores the clash between pro-slavery and anti-slavery Quakers.