The Fearless Benjamin Lay: The Quaker Dwarf Who Became the First Revolutionary Abolitionist with a New Preface by Marcus Rediker

Beacon Press, 2018-09-04. Paperback. Used: Good.

Beacon Press, 2018-09-04. Paperback. New.

Beacon Press, 2018-09-04. Paperback. Like New.

Beacon Press, 2018-09-04. Paperback. Used:Good.

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Beacon Press, 2018 U.S.A.: Beacon Press, 2018 «In 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… Read More

Beacon Pr, 2018. Paperback. New. reprint edition. 224 pages. 9.00x6.00x0.75 inches.