new york quakers and slavery
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New York Quakers and Slavery. Early Voices. Many Friends (Quakers) purchased and traded slaves This created a conflict between their property rights (own slaves) and their religious beliefs. NY Friends. New York Quakers did not own a large number of slaves - PowerPoint PPT PresentationTRANSCRIPT
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New York Quakers and
Slavery
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Early Voices Many Friends (Quakers) purchased and
traded slaves This created a conflict between their
property rights (own slaves) and their religious beliefs
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NY Friends New York Quakers did not own a large
number of slaves Farmers in Westchester, Long Island and
Hudson River valley held slaves, but not in the numbers found in Newport RI, Philadelphia or the W. Indies
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NY Opposition 1716 –Horsman Mullenix was first NY Friend
to raise issue at the Quarterly meeting In 1719- London Yearly Meeting instructed
Friends to do unto others as they would want done unto them Slave Owners = they fed, clothed and
employed their slaves Antislavery = no one would ever want to be
enslaved
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NY Opposition 1759 – NY Meeting decides Friends cannot
import slaves – not really an issue since hardly any Friends had imported slaves recently
1767 – Purchase Friends resolve that slavery is “inconsistent with the Christian Spirit.”
1770 – Quakers assist in creation of Free Black settlement – the Hills
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Manumission Society
1785 – Formed in NYC by 18 men – 12 of whom were Quakers
Purpose: secure laws to end slavery in NY, monitor compliance with laws (kidnapping and exporting), educating “people of color”, working with other abolitionist organizations
1829- Ten of 13 members were NY Friends Of the first 454 members during its first 40
years, at least 251 were Friends