In particular, Richard Allen’s actions to aid his own through being a natural leader of the FAS. The Pennsylvania Abolition Society was another group which was against slavery; though, it was odd to me learning that most of them were against white and black equality. Benjamin Franklin was mentioned as the president of this group but I did not agree with how the section did not mention that he was once too a slave owner. I feel as though it would have provided more clarity to why some pro-abolitionists did not respect equality between blacks and whites. This was a step forward for equality nonetheless and the fact that a once slave owner became anti-slavery shows progression towards the movement. In contrast, the Yellow Fever incident made me cringe reading about how the black community got humiliated for simply lending a helping hand in a time of
In particular, Richard Allen’s actions to aid his own through being a natural leader of the FAS. The Pennsylvania Abolition Society was another group which was against slavery; though, it was odd to me learning that most of them were against white and black equality. Benjamin Franklin was mentioned as the president of this group but I did not agree with how the section did not mention that he was once too a slave owner. I feel as though it would have provided more clarity to why some pro-abolitionists did not respect equality between blacks and whites. This was a step forward for equality nonetheless and the fact that a once slave owner became anti-slavery shows progression towards the movement. In contrast, the Yellow Fever incident made me cringe reading about how the black community got humiliated for simply lending a helping hand in a time of