“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
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
Under the Golden Dome of the Massachusetts State House, Lani Peterson and Susan Lenoe, re-enact a speech given by Quaker sisters Angelina and Sarah Grimké in 1838 before Massachusetts lawmakers.
For the full article, see Grimké Sisters’ Antislavery Message
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