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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    Author: Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1858
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    Views of American slavery : taken a century ago
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    Author: Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1783
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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. /
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    Author: Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1799
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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 seroius inquirers, particularly foreigners
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    Author: Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1800
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    The plainness and innocent simplicity of the christian religion : with its salutary effects, compared to the corrupting nature and dreadful effects of war, with some account of the blessing which attends on a spirit influenced by divine love, producing peace and goodwill to men /
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    Author: Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1779
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    The Pennsylvania spelling-book, or Youth's friendly instructor and monitor : on an easy plan, for exciting the attention, and facilitating the instruction of children and others, in spelling and reading : and acquainting them with the essential parts of orthography, pointing, &c. : as also, training their minds to early sentiments of piety and virtue : more particularly calculated for the use of parents, guardians and others, remote from schools : in the private tuition of their children, and illiterate domesticks, &c
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    Author: Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1763
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    Eine kurtze Vorstellung des Theils von Africa, welches bewohnt wird von Negroes : darinnen beschrieben wird die Fruchtbarkeit desselben Landes, die Gutartigkeit dessen Einwohner, und wie man daselbst den Sclaven-Handel treibt /
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    Author: Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1784
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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
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    Author: Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1766
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    A caution and warning to Great Britain and her colonies in a short representation of the calamitous state of the enslaved negroes in the British dominions
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    Author: Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1778
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    Serious reflections affectionately recommended to the well-disposed of every religious denomination
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    Author: Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1760
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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
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    Short observations on slavery : introductory to some extracts from the writing of the Abbe Raynal, on that important subject
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    Author: Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1783
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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
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    Author: Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1778
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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
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    Author: Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1762
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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. Extracted from divers authors, in order to shew the iniquity of that trade, and the falsity of the arguments usually advanced in its vindication. With quotations from the writings of several persons of note, viz. George Wallis, Francis Hutcheson, and James Foster, and a large extract from a pamphlet, lately published in London, on the subject of the slave trade
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    Author: Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1769
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    Some serious and awful considerations : recommended to all, particularly the youth, in a representation of the uncertainty of a death-bed repentance. Also some Christian instructions .
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    Author: Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1783
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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
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    Author: Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1786
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    Etliche Anmerkungen : über den Zustand und Gemüths-Beschaffenheit der Indianischen Einwohner Dieses Welttheils. Aus dem Englischen übersetzt
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    Author: Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1783
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    The plainness and innocent simplicity of the Christian religion : with its salutary effects, compared to the corrupting nature and dreadful effects of war, with some account of the blessing which attends on a spirit influenced by divine love, producing peace and goodwill to men
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    Author: Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1767
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    A caution and warning to Great-Britain, and her colonies, in a short representation of the calamitous state of the enslaved Negores in the British dominions : collected from various authors ... : to which is added, an extract of a sermon, preached by the Bishop of Gloucester .
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    Author: Benezet, Anthony, 1713-1784
    Published 1767
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    A caution and warning to Great-Britain, and her colonies, in a short representation of the calamitous state of the enslaved Negroes in the British dominions : collected from various authors, and submitted to the serious consideration of all, more especially of those in power : to which is added, an extract of a sermon, preached by the Bishop of Gloucester, before the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel

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