Wyckoft@comcast.net wrote:   <snip> > What I am wondering is, are there articles, books, records > of this happening which show that, indeed, Friends did > some actions that sustained slavery? <snip> Quakers certainly actively traded slaves in the early years, There's mention of this in: 'The Slave Trade: History of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1440-1870' by Hugh Thomas   http://www.amazon.co.uk/product-reviews/0753820560/ref=dp_top_cm_cr_acr_txt?ie=UTF8&showViewpoints=1     However, I can't give you any sources for later Quaker involvement in sustaining slavery.     Chris