Benjamin Lay

from Punks-Pre-Punk · host Andrew Winter

A look into the radical life of Benjamin Lay, an early 1730s Quaker who used dramatic public protests to fight for slave abolition. Video: Becoming Benjamin Lay - Trailer youtu.be/215WGED0xqE Research and Resources: The Fearless Benjamin Lay by Marcus Rediker, and historical archives from the Abington Quarterly Meeting. Music: Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com), licensed under Creative Commons: By Attribution 4.0 License. Additional music by Andrew Winter. Performed, Recorded, and Edited by: Andrew Winter

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