Indeed, the Quakers carried this work into the war itself. There was a kind of Quaker educational camp for freed slaves at Yorktown, teaching primarily (as I recall) agricultural skills. I believe there was some classic classroom education there as well. If memory serves, the Quakers in question were primarily out of the Philadelphia Meeting. --Eric Johnson -----Original Message----- From: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] Sent: 7/27/01 9:45 PM Subject: Re: Teaching Slaves To Read For a discussion of this issue see _The Friendly Virginians: America's First Quakers_ by Jay Worrall, Jr. I do not have a copy in front of me, but if my memory serves me right, he specifically discusses the imposition of laws in Virginia forbidding the teaching of slaves and the Quaker response to them. This was one of the major areas of effort as an active effort by Quakers as was the whole issue of public education in a more general sense. Bill Russell Alexandria, VA To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html To subscribe, change options, or unsubscribe, please see the instructions at http://listlva.lib.va.us/archives/va-hist.html