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In 1756, John Woolman, an anti-slavery advocate, began touring Quaker settlements in order to share his political views with his brethren. This journal segment was written during one such trip to Maryland and Virginia, in May, 1757.


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1

What is some of the evidence that Woolman uses to support his anti-slavery argument?

2

According to those that Woolman met on his travels, what are some of the reasons that people used to justify slavery and the slave trade?

3

In what ways were religion and/or the Bible used to support both Woolman's abolitionist argument and the pro-slavery views of those he met?






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