Activism & Witness
300 Miles
May 29, 2025
Flushing Meeting's John Choe on the Quaker Solidarity Walk to Washington and the historic Flushing Remonstrance.
Activism & Witness
Quaker History article on NY Quakers' Manumissions of Enslaved Persons
Quaker History article on efforts of New York Quakers to manumit Friends' enslaved persons in the 18th century
April 25th, 2025
The Bowne House Historical Society shares a recently published article in the Journal Quaker History, titled:
"Long Island Quaker and Bowne Family Manumissions During the Revolutionary War and Post-Revolutionary War Eras."
This important story documents the decades-long effort (1771–1798) by the New York Meeting to manumit enslaved persons among its members—highlighting the Bowne and Parsons families’ leadership in abolition and later Underground Railroad involvement.
(Image shows a delayed manumission certificate by Daniel Bowne, dated 1777, effective 1794. Courtesy of Bowne House Archives.)
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Activism & Witness
One Volunteer's Dispatch from the Walk to Washington
May 27, 2025
From Flushing to the Capitol: Walking the Remonstrance Forward — a report on the Walk to Washington from Ted Bongiovanni
Announcements
Trans Activist Joshua Allen Selected for Bayard Rustin Residency
May 19, 2025
The Bayard Rustin Residency provides a year of support at the Penington to aid in the development of a unique project to address Racism in the United States.