A book published 340 years ago by the Anglican missionary Morgan Godwyn testifies to the early critique of American slavery by a Christian minority. Godwyn merely urged the Anglican leadership to endorse the baptism of slaves. Yet Frederick Douglass called Godwyn's tract a ground-breaking step in the direction of abolition.

The “Starting Point” of the Abolition Movement: Morgan Godwyn’s Plea to Evangelize Slaves

July 20, 2020

The Negro’s and Indian’s Advocate, Suing for Their Admission Into the Church

Morgan Godwyn 1680

A Minute Against Slavery, Addressed to Germantown Monthly Meeting, 1688.

Daniel Pastorius, Garret Henderich, Derick Up den Graeff, and Abraham Up den Graef April 18, 1688

Francis Pastorius, Germantown, and the First Petition to Abolish Slavery

1688

Christianity and Slavery: The Moravians of North Carolina

1753-1858

Excerpts from Appeal to Christian Women of the South

Angelina Grimke 1836