National Humanities Center
National Humanities Center: Teacher Serve: American Abolitionism and Religion
Essay explores the relationship between Abolitionism and religion. Questions for writing and discussion.
Bryn Mawr College
Quakers and Slavery: Thomas Garrett
The inspiration for Harriet Beecher Stowe's Simeon Halliday, meet Thomas Garrett, famous abolitionist and humanitarian whose life was dedicated to serving and saving the enslaved. Links to related primary sources regarding Garrett.
US National Archives
Nara: Charters of Freedom: Slavery and American Revolution: Voices of Protest
Primary source material includes Quaker petition to Congress, October 4, 1783 and Elizabeth "Mumbet" Freeman, watercolor (reproduction) by Susan Anne Livingston Ridley Sedgwick, 1811. Brief informational text.
Other
Maryland State Archives: Biography of Thomas Garrett
A comprehensive biography of famous Delaware abolitionist Thomas Garrett. Learn of Garrett's Quaker upbringing and how he gave his life and finances to free the enslaved.
PBS
Africans in America: Founding of the Pennsylvania Abolition Society
A detailed account of the founding of the first Quaker abolitionist society in 1775 in Philadelphia by Anthony Benezet. The society became known as "PAS" or "Pennsylvania Abolition Society".
Learning to Give
Learning to Give: Anthony Benezet
A detailed biography of the famous Quaker abolitionist who founded the first anti-slave group in Philadelphia in 1772.
East of England Broadband Network
History's Heroes: Anthony Benezet (1713 1784)
This website explores the lives of people who made their mark on history. Features illustrated story on Anthony Benezet. Find out who he was, what he did, his achievements, and his legacy.