BLACK IN TIME: A Moment In OUR History - First Formal Anti-Slavery Protest (823 hits)
The Antislavery Movement
The First Formal Protest Against Slavery In The Western World Took Place On February 18, 1688, By Four Mennonite Men In Germantown Pennsylvania.
Francis Daniel Pastorius, Gerhard Hendricks And Derck And Abraham Op Den Graeff Wrote:
"Pray, what thing in the world could be done worse towards us, that if men should rob or steal us away, and sell us as slaves to strange countries; separating husbands from their wives and children."
Throughout The Next Few Centuries, The Mennonites And Quakers Continued To Be The Primary Force In The Antislavery Movement In America. They Established The First Abolitionist Society In Philadelphia In 1775, With Benjamin Franklin As President.
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The Mennonites and Quakers were a powerful force against the evil of slavery. Quaker Levi Coffin sacrificed his life to protect and save as many fugitives as he could. He was known as the Presidient of the Underground Railroad.
