Creating the United States

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Anthony Benezet (1713–1784), a French immigrant in Philadelphia, sparked anti-slavery sentiments in America through his writings and by establishing the Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage. In 1770 he founded the Negro School at Philadelphia.
Anthony Benezet (1713–1784), a French immigrant in Philadelphia, sparked anti-slavery sentiments in America through his writings and by establishing the Society for the Relief of Free Negroes Unlawfully Held in Bondage. In 1770 he founded the Negro School at Philadelphia.