Anthony Benezet

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1713 - 1784

Anthony Benezet was a French Quaker, teacher, and avid abolitionist. He opened Philadelphia’s first school for girls and led Quakers to open the first school for Philadelphia's free Black population. 

He self-published many pamphlets on anti-slavery and was a founding member of the first Philadelphia Anti-Slavery Society.

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