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Anthony Benezet
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'''Anthony Benezet''', or ''Antoine Bénézet'' (
1713-
1784)
United States American educator and
abolitionist.
He comes from a
France french family from
Saint-Quentin. As a member of the
Religious Society of Friends in
Philadelphia, he worked to convince his
Quaker brethren that
slavery slave-owning was not consistent with
Christian doctrine.
He was the
author of ''Some Historical Account of Guinea, Its Situation, Produce, and the General Disposition of Its Inhabitants: An Inquiry into the Rise and Progress of the Slave Trade, Its Nature and Lamentable Effects'' which was influential in
Britain and the
United States during the height of the
abolitionism movement.
He taught slave children and help set up the Negro School at Philadelphia.
In
1775, Benezet founded the world's first abolitionist society.
Benjamin Franklin becomes its president in
1787.
Reference
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Anthony Benezet: biography and bibliography from Slavery, Emancipation, and Abolition
External link
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''Some Historical Account of Guinea'' full text from
Project Gutenberg
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Category:1713 births Benezet, Anthony
Category:1784 deaths Benezet, Anthony
Category:Quakers Benezet, Anthony
Category:Tax resisters Benezet, Anthony
fr:Antoine Bénézet
