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Graeff, Abraham Isacks op den

 Person

Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:

Protests Against Slavery

 Collection
Identifier: HC.MC-975-11-055
Abstract

This collection includes the 1688 Germantown Protest and the 1696 Merion Protest. The Germantown Protest was the first organized petition against slavery in the Americas. The Merion protest led to the first instance in which Phildadelphia Yearly Meeting addressed the slave trade.

Dates: 1688 - 1696

Protests Against Slavery (digitized)

 Digital Record
Identifier: HC.MC-975-11-055d
Dates: 1688 - 1696

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Digital Record 1
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Subject
Abolitionists -- Pennsylvania 1
Antislavery movements 1
Society of Friends -- Antislavery movement 1