The Fearless Benjamin Lay

An eighteenth century Friend has been formally re-associated with Quakerism after being disowned for nearly 300 years

by Harry Albright 1st December 2017

Benjamin Lay, the eighteenth century Quaker who used confrontational protest to persuade the Religious Society of Friends to oppose slavery, has been formally re-associated with his faith community after having been disowned for nearly 300 years.