John Woolman (1720-1772) was an American Quaker who took an early stand against slavery.

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By Nicholas Burton For many, the Clarks brand is a byword for sturdy school shoes and functional footwear for those of more ...

It would be impossible to tell Delaware's story without mention of the Underground Railroad. The transportation network for ...

One site, Longwood Gardens, will focus on telling the story of Quaker abolitionist efforts. At Lincoln University, the nation’s first Historically Black degree-granting institution, the memorial will ...

SARATOGA — The old stone schoolhouse is gone — disassembled in the 1950s with its materials carted off to Vermont. But what happened at Dean’s Corner Schoolhouse lives on, thanks to a ...

Four statues stand in the rotunda of the Kansas statehouse. Three of those statues honor persons whose names are widely known ...

Like many Quaker businesses, Clarks has always supported social and environmental causes. Family members took a central role in the anti-abolitionist movement and in women’s suffrage.

As Slater's business and reputation grew for the better in the New World, he also gained a new reputation back in England as ...

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It’s incorrect to say that simply because people belonged to the same church, they agreed with one another, writes.

When Thomas Jefferson and James Madison made an early-summer tour of the Northeast, they became closer friends while seeking ...