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Though forgotten today, he paved the way for abolitionists like Thomas Clarkson and William Wilberforce.  When Clarkson and eleven Quakers sat down at a print-shop table to create the Society for the Abolition in 1787, he was the man they thanked.

Image Credit: Public Domain (via Wiki Commons) Abolitionist Quaker John Woolman changed the way people saw slavery. Today marks the 300th anniversary of his birth. Today—October 19, 2020—marks the 300th anniversary of the birth of John Woolman, a humanitarian who played a central role in the abolition of slavery. I...