Title From peace to freedom : Quaker rhetoric and the birth of American antislavery, 1657-1761 / Brycchan Carey

Published New Haven [Conn.] : Yale University Press, ©2012

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Description 1 online resource (xi, 257 pages) Contents Cover -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- ONE: “The power that giveth liberty and freedom� BARBADOS, 1657�76 -- TWO: “We are against the traffik of men-body� PENNSYLVANIA, 1688�1700 -- THREE: “The grief of divers friends� PENNSYLVANIA�LONDON�NEW JERSEY, 1711�19 -- FOUR: “O unrighteous gain!� FROM RHETORIC TO RITUAL, 1727�43 -- FIVE: “A practice so repugnant to our Christian profession� PHILADELPHIA AND LONDON, 1753�61 -- Notes -- Bibliography of Works Cited -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G Hi -- j -- k -- l -- m -- n -- o -- p -- q -- r -- s -- t -- u -- v -- w -- y Summary "In the first book to investigate in detail the origins of antislavery thought and rhetoric within the Society of Friends, Brycchan Carey shows how the Quakers turned against slavery in the first half of the eighteenth century and became the first organization to take a stand against the slave trade. Through meticulous examination of the earliest writings of the Friends, including journals and letters, Carey reveals the society's gradual transition from expressing doubt about slavery to adamant opposition. He shows that while progression toward this stance was ongoing, it was slow and uneven and that it was vigorous internal debate and discussion that ultimately led to a call for abolition. His book will be a major contribution to the history of the rhetoric of antislavery and the development of antislavery thought as explicated in early Quaker writing"-- Provided by publisher Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index Notes English Print version record Subject Society of Friends -- History -- 18th century Slavery and the church -- Society of Friends -- History -- 18th century Quaker abolitionists -- History -- 18th century Antislavery movements -- History -- 18th century HISTORY -- United States -- Colonial Period (1600-1775) HISTORY -- Social History. RELIGION -- Christianity -- Quaker. SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Slavery. Slavery and the church -- Society of Friends Quaker abolitionists Antislavery movements Genre/Form History Form Electronic book LC no. 2012012517 ISBN 9780300182279 0300182279 1283736276 9781283736275

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