Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship: Quakers, African Americans, and the Myth of Racial Justice Christian ISBN 9781937768164

ISBN 9781937768164

Born in horse and buggy days

In this follow-up to his first book

and learned about Friends women ministers while she was a student at McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago

Colin Saxton writes about simplicity as the effort to make Christ the center of his life

Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship: Quakers, African Americans, and the Myth of Racial Justice Christian ISBN 9781937768164There is a common misconception that, because of their belief in equality, most Quakers assisted fugitive slaves and involved themselves in civil rights activism. While there were Friends committed to ending enslavement and post enslavement injustices, this study of Quaker history reveals that racism has been as insidious, complex, and pervasive among Friends as it has been generally among people of European descent. The book documents the spiritual