John Woolman (d 10/7 1772), a Quaker tailor from NJ, spent his life in a continuous effort to heed the dictates of Christ in all areas of his life—above all to do all in his power to oppose the evil of slavery. He traveled on foot throughout New England to spread this cause.
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He would not accept hospitality in a slave-owning house, nor consume anything made with sugar or wear dyed clothes—products of slave labor. He was determined not only to reject direct oppression of fellow humans but to root out any indirect enjoyment of exploited labor.
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My understanding is that he travelled through the mid Atlantic colonies as opposed to New England. He eventually travelled to England to spread his message, but took ill and died there. I’m related to John Woolman through his grandmother, Elizabeth Borton-Woolman.
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