Comments on: William Penn’s 12 slaves (a citation mystery) https://www.quakerranter.org/william-penns-twelve-slaves-a-citation-mystery/ A Weekly Newsletter and Blog from Martin Kelley Mon, 05 Dec 2022 12:19:25 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.9.4 By: David H. Albert https://www.quakerranter.org/william-penns-twelve-slaves-a-citation-mystery/#comment-948058 Mon, 05 Dec 2022 12:19:25 +0000 https://www.quakerranter.org/?p=62316#comment-948058 “To some degree, Penn recognized the injustice of slavery. At one point, he proposed that slaves in Pennsylvania be freed after a certain period of bondage. He suggested the creation of a township, called Freetown, where they could live, but the Pennsylvania Assembly rejected the idea. ”

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