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Matt_P_IJ t1_j7qegh4 wrote

I have long been interested in the influence of religious movements on the abolitionist movement in America in the 18th and 19th centuries, but I haven't found any good books or sources on my own about this part of the history. I was hoping to find a good list of starter books to explore this topic in more detail, or even biographies on major figures in this vein. Thanks in advance!

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elmonoenano t1_j7qmy3e wrote

I've got a couple of things you might be interested in. There's the Atlantic World of Anthony Benezet. He's kind of the OG of protestant abolitionism in the Americas. It's a collection edited by Marie-Jeane Rossignol and Bertrand Ruymbeke.

https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/31110792-the-atlantic-world-of-anthony-benezet-1713-1784

There was a good interview with Luke Harlow on the New Books network about his book on religion and abolitionism and slavery in Kentucky. He claims Kentucky is great to examine the issues b/c it was a microcosm of everything else going on in the US at the time. https://newbooksnetwork.com/luke-e-harlow-religion-race-and-the-making-of-confederate-kentucky-1830-1880-cambridge-up-2014-4

PBS has an episode of Africans in America on Lemuel Haynes which is also worth checking out. I might also look for stuff on Richard Allen and Absalom Jones.

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