Document Type
Article
Publication Date
Spring 1997
Abstract
Anthony Benezet was the greatest eighteenth-century influence toward the ending of British slavery and the slave trade. While names such as Wilberforce, Sharp and Clarkson ring with familiarity as champions of the slave, it is Benezet who occupies the position of foundational influence on these men and the entire cause. To substantiate this claim I shall introduce his life and then examine his anti-slavery activities and influences, including on John Wesley.
Recommended Citation
Brendlinger, Irv A., "Anthony Benezet: True Champion of the Slave" (1997). Faculty Publications - George Fox School of Theology. 119.
https://digitalcommons.georgefox.edu/ccs/119
Comments
Originally published in the Wesleyan Theological Journal, 32 no 1 Spr 1997, p 107-128.