Event
Ranger Talk: "Friend or Foe - Quakers in Revolutionary Philadelphia"
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Fee:
Free.Location: LAT/LONG: 39.949731, -75.146569
Franklin Court Courtyard, enter from Market or Chestnut Street between 3rd and 4th Streets
Dates & Times
Date:
Saturday, September 10, 2022
Time:
11:00 AM, 12:00 PM, 1:00 PM
Duration:
15 minutes
Type of Event
Talk
Description
Hear a ranger explain the precarious position of Philadelphia's Quakers during the British Occupation of the city. Because of their religious beliefs, they chose not to side with either the British or the American forces. But both groups considered them "suspect" and imposed hardships upon them.