Slavery, Abolition, and the American Revolution: Debates Rooted in Economics, Faith, Human Rights, and Foreign Policies

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Guest speaker Dr. Maurice Jackson is a professor at Georgetown University and the author of numerous books about African Americans, including "Quakers and Their Allies in the Abolitionist Cause,1754-1808" and "Halfway to Freedom: The Struggles and Strivings of Black Folk in Washington, DC." 

Coalition Members: The Haddonfield Friends Meeting, The Historical Society of Haddonfield, The Indian King Tavern, The Lawnside Historical Society, and The Preserving Black Haddonfield History Project.  

Attend in person or via Zoom.  

Watch Shamele Jordan, Jayne Stokes, and Linda Lotz present their research regarding manumissions by early members of the Haddonfield Meeting, NJ, and other smaller meetings in Olde Gloucester County, West Jersey. Available here on YouTube.