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100 1 Carey, Brycchan,|d1967-
245 10 From peace to freedom :|bQuaker rhetoric and the birth of
American antislavery, 1657-1761 /|cBrycchan Carey.
260 New Haven [Conn.] :|bYale University Press,|cc2012.
300 xi, 257 p. ;|c25 cm.
520 "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"--|cProvided by publisher.
650 0 Slavery and the church|xSociety of Friends|xHistory|y18th
century.
650 0 Quaker abolitionists|xHistory|y18th century.
650 0 Society of Friends|xHistory|y18th century.
650 0 Antislavery movements|xHistory|y18th century.
690 American religion collection.
