Timeline
Lifetime:
1786 -
1836
Passed: ≈
188 years ago
Title
Writer
Country/Nationality
Roberts Vaux
Books by Roberts Vaux
Memoirs of the life of Anthony Benezet
History
Non-Fiction
Biography
Slavery
Education
Social Justice
Philadelphia
Abolitionism
Human Rights
18th century
Transatlantic slave trade
Philanthropy
Quaker
Benjamin Franklin
Granville Sharp
This book chronicles the life of Anthony Benezet, a prominent Quaker and abolitionist who dedicated his life to fighting against the transatlantic slave trade. Born in France, Benezet settled in Philadelphia where he became a teacher, advocate, and i...