Anthony Benezet: Quaker, Abolitionist, Anti-Racist

In Anthony Benezet: Quaker, Abolitionist, Anti-Racist, preeminent biographer David Chanoff tells Benezet’s story―who he was, what he did, how he did it, and why it was that William Penn’s “Holy Experiment” of Pennsylvania provided the matrix for the historic transformation the abolitionist educator brought about. Indeed, Chanoff carves out a place for this forgotten American hero as a pioneering figure among those who launched American ideals onto the world stage.

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Author: David Chanoff

Publisher: University of Georgia Press, 2025

ISBN: 9780820374239

Hardcover, 232 pages