Anthony Benezet

"Benezet instructing colored children"'<BR>Illustration by [[John Warner Barber]] in a book from 1850 Anthony Benezet (January 31, 1713May 3, 1784) was a French-born American abolitionist and teacher who was active in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. A prominent member of the abolitionist movement in North America, Benezet founded one of the world's first anti-slavery societies, the Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage. He also founded the first public school for girls in North America and the Negro School at Philadelphia, which operated into the nineteenth century. Benezet advocated for kind treatment of animals, racial equality and universal love. Provided by Wikipedia
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    Views of American slavery taken a century ago /
    by Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1858
    Book
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    Notes on the slave trade, &c.
    by Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1780
    Book
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    Some observations on the situation, disposition, and character of the Indian natives of this continent.
    Book
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    The mighty destroyer displayed : in some account of the dreadful havock made by the mistaken use as well as abuse of distilled spirituous liquors /
    Book
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    Thoughts on the nature of war, and its repugnancy to the Christian life : extracted from a sermon, on the 29th November, 1759 : being the day of public thanksgiving for the sucesses obtained in the late war : with some extracts from the writings of Will. Law and Th. Har[t]ley, both clergymen of the Church of England, on the necessity of self-denial, and bearing the daily cross, in order to be true followers of Christ.
    Book
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    Some historical account of Guinea: its situation, produce, and the general disposition of its inhabitants with an inquiry into the rise and progress of the slave trade, its nature, and lamentable effects.
    by Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1968
    Book
  7. 7
    Views of American Slavery /
    by Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1969
    Book
  8. 8
    Notes on the slave trade.
    by Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1780
    Book
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    A short account of that part of Africa, inhabited by the Negroes : With respect to the fertility of the country; the good disposition of many of the natives, and the manner by which the slave trade is carried on /
    Book
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    Observations on the inslaving, importing, and purchasing of Negroes : with some advice theron, extracted from the epistle of the yearly-meeting of the people called Quakers held at London in the year 1748.
    Book
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    Some historical account of Guinea : its situation, produce, and the general disposition of its inhabitants. With an inquiry into the rise and progress of the slave-trade, its natural and lamentable effects. Also a re-publication of the sentiments of several authors of note, on this interesting subject; particularly an extract of a treatise, by Granville Sharp /
    by Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1771
    Book
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    Serious considerations on several important subjects : viz. on war and its inconsistency with the Gospel; observations on slavery : and remarks on the nature and bad effects of spirituous liquors.
    Microform Book
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    Kurzer bericht von den leuten, die man Quaker nennet : ihrem ursprung, ihren religionsgrunden, und von ihrer niederlassung in America : meistentheils aus verschiedenen autors zusammen gezogen, zum uterricht aller aufrichtigen nachforscher, und insonderheit fur auslander /
    by Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1783
    Microform Book
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    Observations sur l'origine, les principes, et l'etablisement en Amerique, de la société connue sous la denomination de Quakers ou Trembleurs : Extraite de divers auteurs. Redigées, principalement, en faveur des Etrangers /
    by Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1780
    Microform Book
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    A short account of the people called Quakers : their rise, religious principles and settlement in America, mostly collected from different authors, for the information of all serious inquirers, particularly foreigners /
    Microform Book
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    A caution to Great Britain and her colonies in a short representation of the calamitous state of the enslaved Negroes in the British dominions /
    Microform Book
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    A caution to Great Britain and her colonies in a short representation of the calamitous state of the enslaved Negroes in the British dominions /
    Microform Book
  18. 18
    Notes on the slave trade, &c.
    by Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1780
    Microform Book
  19. 19
    Serious considerations on several important subjects : viz. on war and its inconsistency with the Gospel; observations on slavery. And remarks on the nature and bad effects of spirituous liquors.
    Microform Book
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    Views of American slavery : taken a century ago /
    by Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1858
    Microform Book
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