# Benjamin Lay
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benjamin lay (January 26, 1682 – February 8, 1759) was an Anglo-American Quaker humanitarian and abolitionist. He is best known for his early and strident anti-slavery activities which would culminate in dramatic protests. He was also an author, farmer, an early vegetarian, and distinguished by his early concern for the ethical treatment of animals.Born in England, into a farming family, his early trade was as a shepherd and glove-maker.
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January 26, 2026
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Benjamin Lay
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
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Research and Resources: The Fearless Benjamin Lay by Marcus Rediker, and historical archives from the Abin…
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It's 1718, an English Quaker lands in Barbados. He is soon horrified to discover the treatment of people working the plantations there. Treatment the Marquis de Sade saw as the only cruelty that could rival that of the ancients. Listen to discover how Benjamin Lay became the first abolitionist, pe…
316: The First Abolitionist
It's 1718, an English Quaker lands in Barbados. He is soon horrified to discover the treatment of people working the plantations there. Treatment the Marquis de Sade saw as the only cruelty that could rival that of the ancients. Listen to discover how Benjamin Lay became the first abolitionist, pe…
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