Friends of Friends: Quakers and African American Communities
Ari Wilkins
Content
Welcome
1m 45s
Speaker's Introduction
1m 20s
Introduction
8m 42s
Records and Resources
8m 49s
Migration and Settlements
9m 39s
Case Study and other Resources
35m 43s
Announcements / prizes
3m 16s
Questions / answers
4m 24s
About this webinar
Well-known for their anti-slavery views, Quakers began to migrate to the slave-free territories in the 19th century. As they migrated out of the South, Quakers emancipated and traveled with their newly freed slaves. Once settled, the sect continued their abolitionist cause by supporting the Underground Railroad – transporting runaway slaves to free states. In turn, free blacks established their own settlements, while still maintaining ties with the Quaker community.
About the speaker
Ari Wilkins graduated from Louisiana State University with a bachelor’s degree in interior design. She has been actively researching family history since 1998. Ms. Wilkins has spoken nationally at the...
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Comments (45)
Wonderful! Thank you so much!\n\nJudy Whipple
Excellent and informative information for all researchers of African American genealogy.
Great overview of Quaker's perspectives and interactions with slavery in the USA. The history lesson would have been good enough, but there are also so many pointers to resources and records. Such a wealth of information! A must view webinar no matter what century you are researching or which role your person had.
Thank you for this wonderful webinar! I’ll definitely keep in mind the things I learned here as I continue my research.
Ari is so knowledgeable when it comes to Quaker information.
Well organized and interesting
An excellent webinar on Quaker and African-American history!
Just WOW!!!!! I will have to listen again. I've already forwarded the webinar info.