Benjamin Lay
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title:
Benjamin Lay
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Benjamin Lay was an English-born writer, farmer and activist. Born in Copford, Essex into a Quaker family, he initially underwent an apprenticeship as a glovemaker before running away to London and finding work as a sailor. In 1718, Lay moved to the British colony of Barbados, which operated on a plantation economy dependent on slave labour. While working as a merchant, his shock at the brutal treatment of slaves in Barbados led Lay to develop lifelong abolitionist principles, which were reinfor
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English-born writer and activist (1682–1759)
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Lay
date created:
2006-04-27T18:40:46Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T01:51:03Z
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