Quoting the Past

“No slaves amongst us, and those few Blacks who have had their freedom secured are provided for as to food and raiment.”

—Fairfax (Virginia) Quarterly Meeting, 1794

From the Bookstore

The Back Bench
A Novel

BY MARGARET HOPE-BACON

Black Hands, White Sails
The Story Of African-american Whalers

BY PATRICIA & FREDERICK MCKISSACK

Slavery And The Meetinghouse
The Quakers And The Abolitionist Dilemma, 1820-1865

BY RYAN P. JORDAN

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