“…goodness is more interesting”
“I just think goodness is more interesting. Evil is constant. You can think of different ways to murder people, butContinue Reading
Tag: abolitionism
John Woolman, a Gentle Role Model in the Battle Against Slavery
In the 1730’s when Quakers first settled in Loudoun County, Virginia they, like Mennonites in Pennsylvania, and Moravians in PennsylvaniaContinue Reading
Boston Public Library Anti-Slavery Collection and transcribed Manuscripts
Above is a letter from New York abolitionist Arthur Tappan to British anti-slavery Member of Parliament, George Thompson. The letterContinue Reading
Goose Creek Quakers and the audacity of peace and social justice
Pausanias (AD 110- C 180) was a Greek geographer and author of travel books which included his observations about people andContinue Reading
Susan B. Anthony comes to Lincoln, Virginia
Susan B. Anthony spoke on the topic of women’s suffrage at the Quakers’ Goose Creek Meetinghouse in the village ofContinue Reading
Samuel M. Janney Letter to James Miller McKim
James Miller McKim (1810-1874) was a Presbyterian minister and strong, nationally known abolitionist. He claimed to have been influenced atContinue Reading
