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Personal Site: Biography of Anthony Benezet

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A short but good biography of the famous Quaker abolitionist who established a school for slaves in Philadelphia in 1770. He wrote a pamphlet in 1772 which led to the establishment of the anti-slave trade movement in England.

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abolitionists, quakers, great britain
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abolition of slavery, anti-slave movements, anti-slave pamphlets, anti-slave trade, anthony benezet, granville sharp, john wesley, negro school at philadelphia, personal site: biography of anthony benezet, william penn charter school, history of england
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Classroom Considerations
  • Knovation Readability Score: 4 (1 low difficulty, 5 high difficulty)
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