In Saratoga lecture, abolitionist Frederick Douglass criticized Quaker minister who said slaves better off than free Blacks
African-American social reformer, abolitionist and writer Frederick Douglass was the country's most famous Black man of the ...
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Civil War
The Civil War ended with Charles I's execution and the establishment of a Protestant Republic, but the Restoration saw various Protestant sects persecuted. In Wales the Quakers in particular were ...
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Colorado Springs' first college was 'open to both sexes and all races' after the city's founding
We are highlighting the history of African Americans in Colorado and how they shaped our past. We looked at the city's founding and how it was founded by abolitionists and the legacy that carried.
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FAITH VIEWPOINT: Guidance from Quaker faith in chaotic times
Quakerism grew in times of civil war in 17th century Britain. Quakers then knew how to hold firm in times of change and chaos; their belief in ‘God in everyone’ was more important to them than ...
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Civil War
The Civil War ended with Charles I's execution and the establishment of a Protestant Republic, but the Restoration saw various Protestant sects persecuted. In Wales the Quakers in particular were ...