'Woolman left his home in New Jersey to tell English Quakers about the evil of slavery.' Photo: Portrait of John Woolman, probably by Robert Smith III, c1765
Walk of witness: Jane Tod remembers John Woolman
‘250 years after his death his concerns continue to need our attention.’
by Jane Tod
21st October 2022
It was a quiet, sunny autumn afternoon when Friends from York Area Meeting assembled at the old Quaker burial ground on 7 October. We were there to remember John Woolman, the US Quaker who died 250 years ago on that day. Many had gathered earlier at Almery Garth, which, in 1772, was the home of Thomas Priestman, where John Woolman died. We had walked across the River Ouse up to Bishophill.
