As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, we are reminded of the nation’s complex history — one marked by profound struggles for freedom and equality. In this moment of reflection, the intersection of the abolitionist movement and modern impact…
What Toni Morrison taught me about my people, the Quakers
As a little Quaker girl, I read about the childhood of Lucretia Coffin Mott (Girl of Old Nantucket), who grew up to be a noted Abolitionist, and about a family of Quakers from North Carolina who journeyed with a family…