Thomas Clarkson

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Thomas Clarkson

Thomas Clarkson (1760 – 1846) was an English abolitionist, and a leading campaigner against the slave trade in the British Empire. He helped found the Society for Effecting the Abolition of the Slave Trade (also known as the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade) and helped achieve passage of the Slave Trade Act 1807, which ended British trade in slaves.
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The Quaker Concept of “Retirement”

"Retirement is considered by the Quakers as a Christian duty. The members, therefore, of the Society are expected to wait in silence, not only in their places of... Read more.