Historical Marker

First Protest Against Slavery

5109 Germantown Ave. at Wister St., Philadelphia · Philadelphia · Philadelphia

Inscription

Here in 1688, at the home of Tunes Kunders, an eloquent protest was written by a group of German Quakers. Signed by Pastorius and three others, it preceded by 92 years Pennsylvania's passage of the nation's first state abolition law.

Location

Address5109 Germantown Ave. at Wister St., Philadelphia

CityPhiladelphia

CountyPhiladelphia

StatePennsylvania

Coordinates40.030090, -75.164920

Sources

Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission

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