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 he-birth-of-the-american-antislavery-movement-zoom-2/
SUMMARY:We the People: The American Revolution and the Fate of the World (Z
 oom)
DESCRIPTION:\n\nThe Quakers—formally known as the Religious Society of Fr
 iends—were the first group of white Christians to confront slaveholding 
 as a religious problem that demanded social action. But in the late 1600s\
 , many Quakers were slaveholders themselves. It took energy and activism o
 n the part of a small number of activists within this faith group to disru
 pt that status quo and steer their church towards an outspoken commitment 
 to Black freedom. This lecture tells that story\, focusing in on the 1688 
 Germantown Protest as well the later crusades of three 18th-century Quaker
  men—Benjamin Lay\, John Woolman\, and Anthony Benezet.\n\n&nbsp\;\n\n&n
 bsp\;\n\nAbout the Presenter:\n\nRichard Bell is Professor of History at t
 he University of Maryland and author of the book Stolen: Five Free Boys Ki
 dnapped into Slavery and their Astonishing Odyssey Home which was a finali
 st for the George Washington Prize and the Harriet Tubman Prize. He has he
 ld major research fellowships at Yale\, Cambridge\, and the Library of Con
 gress and is the recipient of the National Endowment of the Humanities Pub
 lic Scholar award and the Andrew Carnegie Fellowship. His new book\, “Th
 e American Revolution and the Fate of the World\,” was published by Peng
 uin in November 2025.\n\nThis is a Virtual (Zoom) Event. Scroll down to re
 gister or call the Library at 734-426-4477 (ext 120).  A Zoom link will b
 e emailed the day before the event.\nIn celebration of America’s 250th a
 nniversary\, join The Dexter District Library for special “We the People
 ” events throughout 2026.
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