Anthony Benezet
Anthony Benezet was a French-born American abolitionist and teacher who was active in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A prominent member of the abolitionist movement in North America, Benezet founded one of the world's first anti-slavery societies, the Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage. He also founded the first public school for girls in North America and the Negro School at Philadelphia, which operated into the nineteenth century. Benezet advocated for kind treatment of animals, racial equality and universal love.
A caution to Great Britain and her colonies, in a short representation of the calamitous state of the enslaved Negroes in the British dominions
"A Caution to Great Britain and her colonies, in a short representation of the calametious state of the enslaved Negroes in the British dominions" by ...
By Anthony Benezet
Some Historical Account of Guinea, Its Situation, Produce, and the General Disposition of Its Inhabitants An Inquiry into the Rise and Progress of the Slave Trade, Its Nature and Lamentable Effects
"Some Historical Account of Guinea, Its Situation, Produce, and the General…" by Anthony Benezet is a historical account likely written in the late 18...
By Anthony Benezet