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(CopyLink)https://tq.filegood.club/0807035920.html - Book Synopsis : The little-known story of an eighteenth-century Quaker dwarf who fiercely attacked slavery and imagined a new, more humane way of lifeIn The Fearless Benjamin Lay, renowned historian Marcus Rediker chronicles the transatlantic life and times of a singular man—a Quaker dwarf who demanded the total, unconditional emancipation of all enslaved Africans around the world. Mocked and scorned by his contemporaries, Lay was unflinching in his opposition to slavery, often performing colorful guerrilla theater to shame slave masters, insisting that human bondage violated the fundamental principles of Christianity. He drew on his ideals to create a revolutionary way of life, one that embodied the proclamation “no justice, no peace.”Lay was born in 1682 in Essex, England. His philosophies, employments, and places of residence—spanning England, Barbados, Philadelphia, and the open seas—were markedly diverse over the course of his life. He worked as a shepherd, glove maker, sailor, and bookseller. His worldview was an astonishing combination of Quakerism, vegetarianism, animal rights, opposition to the death penalty, and abolitionism.While in Abington, Philadelphia, Lay lived in a cave-like dwelling surrounded by a library of two hundred books, and it was in this unconventional abode where he penned
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The little-known story of an eighteenth-century Quaker dwarf who fiercely attacked slavery and imagined a new, more humane way of lifeIn The Fearless Benjamin Lay, renowned historian Marcus Rediker chronicles the transatlantic life and times of a singular man—a Quaker dwarf who demanded the total, unconditional emancipation of all enslaved Africans around the world. Mocked and scorned by his contemporaries, Lay was unflinching in his opposition to slavery, often performing colorful guerrilla theater to shame slave masters, insisting that human bondage violated the fundamental principles of Christianity. He drew on his ideals to create a revolutionary way of life, one that embodied the proclamation “no justice, no peace.”Lay was born in 1682 in Essex, England. His philosophies, employments, and places of residence—spanning England, Barbados, Philadelphia, and the open seas—were markedly diverse over the course of his life. He worked as a shepherd, glove maker, sailor, and bookseller. His worldview was an astonishing combination of Quakerism, vegetarianism, animal rights, opposition to the death penalty, and abolitionism.While in Abington, Philadelphia, Lay lived in a cave-like dwelling surrounded by a library of two hundred books, and it was in this unconventional abode where he penned
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The little-known story of an eighteenth-century Quaker dwarf who fiercely
attacked slavery and imagined a new, more humane way of lifeThe Fearless
Benjamin Lay chronicles the transatlantic life and times of a singular and
astonishing man - a Quaker dwarf who became one of the first ever to demand
the total, unconditional emancipation of all enslaved Africans around the world.
He performed public guerrilla theater to shame slave masters, insisting that
human bondage violated the fundamental principles of Christianity. He wrote a
fiery, controversial book against bondage that Benjamin Franklin published in
1738. He lived in a cave, made his own clothes, refused to consume anything
produced by slave labor, championed animal rights, and embraced
vegetarianism. He acted on his ideals to create a new, practical, revolutionary
way of life.
The Fearless Benjamin Lay: The Quaker Dwarf
Who Became the First Revolutionary Abolitionist
(CopyLink)https://tq.filegood.club/B074HJKTNT.html - Book Synopsis :
The little-known story of an eighteenth-century Quaker dwarf who
fiercely attacked slavery and imagined a new, more humane way of
lifeThe Fearless Benjamin Lay chronicles the transatlantic life and times
of a singular and astonishing man - a Quaker dwarf who became one of
the first ever to demand the total, unconditional emancipation of all
enslaved Africans around the world. He performed public guerrilla
theater to shame slave masters, insisting that human bondage violated
the fundamental principles of Christianity. He wrote a fiery, controversial
book against bondage that Benjamin Franklin published in 1738. He lived
in a cave, made his own clothes, refused to consume anything produced
by slave labor, championed animal rights, and embraced vegetarianism.
He acted on his ideals to create a new, practical, revolutionary way of
life.
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