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Quoting the Past

"The answer for Friends is to deepen and broaden our sense of the presence of God as we have seen Him in Christ, until we are fully aware that love of God and love of men cannot be separated. In the measure that we become unsegregated from within, we shall desegregate outwardly."

—Errol Elliott, lecture to Indiana Yearly Meeting, 1968.

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Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship
Quakers, African Americans and the Myth of Racial Justice

BY DONNA McDANIEL and VANESSA JULYE

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The Story Of African-american Whalers

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Fit for Freedom Not for Friendship, Quakers, African Americans, and the Myth of Racial Justice by Donna McDaniel and Vanessa Julye

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Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship 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 and practical impacts of discrimination in the Religious Society of Friends in the belief that understanding the truth of our past is vital to achieving a diverse, inclusive community in the future.

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Bayard Rustin was a nonviolent activist for social change whose life spanned some three quarters of the twentieth century.

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01/16/2010
Fit for Freedom Co-Authors Speaking - VOICES: Audacious Freedom Community Conversation Series
2pm at 1515 Cherry Street, Philadelphia, PA 19102
11/14/2009
Fit for Freedom Authors at Cambridge Meeting
11/12/2009
Fit for Freedom Authors at Tufts University
10/31/2009
Fit for Freedom Authors at Atlanta Friends Meeting
09/20/2009
Authors Julye and McDaniel at First Friends Meeting of Indianapolis
09/20/2009
Fit for Freedom Authors at Earlham College

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Fit for Freedom Authors Interviewed on Northern Spirit Radio
Mark Helpsmeet of Northern Spirit Radio discusses Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship with authors Vanessa Julye and Donna McDaniel. Click on the link below to listen!

http://www.northernspiritradio.org/index.asp?command=showinfo&showid=500573538863
Informative Radiolab episode on Race in the United States
http://www.wnyc.org/shows/radiolab/
Fit for Freedom noted in recent Philadelphia Inquirer Article!
http://www.philly.com/inquirer/opinion/20090706_Quakers_show_value_of_looking_hard_at_history.html
Fit for Freedom featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer!
Authors Donna McDaniel and Vanessa Julye and their book Fit for Freedom, Not for Friendship was recently featured in the Philadelphia Inquirer.

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http://www.philly.com/inquirer/magazine/20090205_Quaker_mythbusters.html

Media Matters

Slavery Laid Bare: A Historic Platform for Dialogue on Race
An archaeological excavation of the President’s House at Sixth and Market Streets tells a graphic story that has Philadelphians talking.
Keeping It Under Their Hats

A recent article on the BBC web site recounts the Quakers’ role in the abolition of the slave trade in Britain and their PR savvy. Includes a form to post comments.
A New Phila. Story: Escape from Freedom

Philadelphia officials announce Quest for Freedom, a project that will link 20 Underground Railroad sites in the region.
Inside Look at National Slavery Museum

The brand new United States National Slavery Museum that's set to begin construction this year.
Somber Note Marks Philadelphia Independence Day

Speakers at Philadelphia’s Independence Day Ceremony invoked the painful chapter of slavery in the nation’s history.

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