Book detail: The Works of John Woolman: In Two Parts is presented as a focused source page for quotations connected with this book, collection, transcript, or source record.
This volume gathers the surviving writings of John Woolman, a prominent Quaker activist from colonial America known for his principled opposition to slavery. The collection includes his influential journal, which documents his spiritual journey and travels among Quaker communities, along with his essays and testimonies calling for the abolition of human bondage. Woolman's writing is recognized for its simplicity, sincerity, and deep ethical conviction, reflecting the Quaker Values of peace, equality, and inner light. The work stands as an important historical document of early American religious and social reform thought, representing one of the earliest sustained written arguments against slavery produced in the American colonies.
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