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George Fox (1624-1691)

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19th-century engraving of George Fox, based on a painting of an unknown date. George Fox was the founder of the Religious Society of Friends, better known as the Quakers. He wrote a letter of caution "To Friends beyond sea, that have Blacks and Indian slaves" in 1657. In 1671 he visited Barbados and urged Friends to treat slaves better; his preaching in Barbados was subsequently published in London in 1676 under the title "Gospel Family-Order". This provided the beginnings of Quaker opposition to slavery. Following Fox, other Quakers became concerned over the treatment of slaves and formed the first abolition committee. Quakers remained instrumental in the anti-slavery campaign. The British and Foreign Anti-Slavery Society (BFASS) founded in 1839 by Joseph Sturge still survives today as Anti-Slavery International.

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9th Sep 2007 by Diane Earl

Subjects:
Citizenship, History, Religious Education

Key Stages:
Key Stage 2, Key Stage 3, Key Stage 4, Key Stage 4+

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