White Abolitionists - Andrew and Mia by Mia Bertoldi https://padlet.com/mbertoldi/lfp092miswapzpbc Religion and Reform en-us 2021-11-29 14:51:05 UTC 2025-11-25 14:44:56 UTC hello@padlet.com Quakers / Benjamin Lay mbertoldi https://padlet.com/mbertoldi/lfp092miswapzpbc/wish/1918228051 Quakers were one of the first groups of white abolitionists to advocate for the fight against slavery. They valued the principles of brotherhood of man and nonviolence, leading them to involve themselves in the abolitionist movement.
… Specifically, Benjamin Lay saw and pushed the idea that slavery is a sin to many, specifically Christian, "holy" slaveholders. He addresses this in the 1737 letter shown here. Quakers were the most outspoken religious group about slavery, up until it was abolished.

Resource: https://www.loc.gov/exhibits/african-american-odyssey/abolition.html 

]]> 2021-11-29 15:36:22 UTC https://padlet.com/mbertoldi/lfp092miswapzpbc/wish/1918228051 Immoral mbertoldi https://padlet.com/mbertoldi/lfp092miswapzpbc/wish/1919132213 Slavery is a practice that allows physical, mental, and sexual abuse to people of color. The abolitionists saw this as an abomination and an obstruction of power. This is why they started going against the slave trade. 
Their goal was to emancipate all enslaved people as soon as possible and, overall, eradicate slavery entirely. 
They accomplished their goals by forming anti-slavery societies, sending petitions to Congress, running for political office, boycotting slave labor products, and writing anti-slavery literature.

Video: https://youtu.be/dYAtravaOlc]]> 2021-11-29 23:12:46 UTC https://padlet.com/mbertoldi/lfp092miswapzpbc/wish/1919132213 Political Change mbertoldi https://padlet.com/mbertoldi/lfp092miswapzpbc/wish/1919137724 - In 1807, importation of African slaves was banned in the United States and the British colonies.
- By 1833, all enslaved people in the British colonies in the Western Hemisphere were freed. 
- In 1863, Lincoln declared that enslaved people in the Confederate states were free with the Emancipation Proclamation.
- In 1865, The Thirteenth Amendment prohibited slavery throughout the country.]]> 2021-11-29 23:18:10 UTC https://padlet.com/mbertoldi/lfp092miswapzpbc/wish/1919137724