pickWingert delivers a thoroughly researched look at the role slavery and abolitionism played in South Central PA…my stomping grounds. I knew a few of the stories already, but gained so much knowledge. It‘s a slim volume, but has an academic tone to it, so it‘s definitely not a quick read.
My library hosted Wingert virtually last night as part of my library system‘s One Book program. Fascinating talk!
pickVery interesting look at the rise and fall of slavery, not to far from my local area. Well researched local history from an area you often hear little about leading up to and through the Revolutionary and Civil Wars.
Thanks You Quakers!
#smalltalk
“[C]onsider seriously of this,” he added, reminding his audience of the so-called golden rule, “and do…to them, as you would willingly have them or any other do unto you, were you in the like slavish [c]ondition.” Although, at the time, Quakers on both sides of the Atlantic still accepted slavery as an institution, Fox and other Friends were clearly flirting with ideas that rendered slavery a contradiction”
Interesting to read how the church originally justified/sanctioned slavery & how the Quaker spark began as a tiny fringe element that SLOWLY spread among Quakers & then among others.
Gives new meaning to the idea of a small thought causing ripples that slowly spread & can grow if we just keep explaining a new thought and don‘t just cave in to the it‘s ‘always been that way‘.
Seems like a good time to remember that, just keep making ripples!
so-soI'm avoiding the vote-stress by watching pleasant scenes and listening to relaxing music on The Weather Channel.
This book explained how slavery developed and grew in PA and gradually waned thanks to those rascally Quakers. It was full of reproductions of historical documents, maps, and photos that brought the timeframe of this book (1681-1865) to life. What did not bring the book to life was the author's highfalutin, melodramatic writing style.
Next up for #NonFictionNovember and #SignedSunday is a book published not long after I finished Colson Whitehead's THE UNDERGROUND RAILROAD. The author is local, and he and I chatted for quite awhile during his signing and talk at my favorite indie bookstore. It's a slim book, and hopefully will be a good companion to Cora's fictional story.
#opencitizen
Attending a presentation, from a local author, on the Underground Railroad's presence in my area. Fascinating, especially after finishing Colson Whitehead's latest book!
Slavery & the Underground Railroad in South Central Pennsylvania | 
