The first person in antislavery literature: John Woolman, his clothes and his journal

Plank, Geoffrey (2009) The first person in antislavery literature: John Woolman, his clothes and his journal. Slavery and Abolition, 30 (1). pp. 67-91. ISSN 1743-9523

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Abstract

In his lifetime John Woolman (1720–1772) drew attention to himself with his unusual behavior, his expressive demeanor and his clothes. He sought to become a ‘sign’ directing others toward a way of life without exploitation or slavery. After his death and the publication of his journal, he was celebrated as the most important figure in the campaign to turn the Quakers against slaveholding. Woolman's self-presentation, contemporary responses to him, and the posthumous commemoration of him provide an indication of the power and significance of personal narrative within Quakerism and in antislavery politics in Britain and America.

Item Type:	Article
Faculty \ School:	Faculty of Arts and Humanities > School of American Studies (former - to 2014)
Depositing User:	Vishal Gautam
Date Deposited:	09 Feb 2011 12:20
Last Modified:	15 Aug 2023 13:30
URI:	https://ueaeprints.uea.ac.uk/id/eprint/21180
DOI:	10.1080/01440390802673849

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