A recording of a recent talk I delivered in Philadelphia, USA on ‘The Life and Family of William Penn – 260 years of bloody colonialism’ is now available ~ just click here.
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William Penn was a man who continued to spread his ideology and defend Quakers freedom. He was not afraid of persecution. Someone should create a page for William on Evertalk – http://www.everta.lk
In the eyes of many, he set the foundation for federal government as we know it today. Thanks for the heads up on the Evertalk page Christina.
Yes, Penn does get almost universal criedit for writing the forerunner of the American Constitution. His work was based on previous writings of the Levelers of both England and West Jersey. It’s important, I think, to understand that he was not working or writing in a vacume – he was following what had been written before by people far more radical and democratic than himself.
Thank you so much for your comments. All the above is true ~ in fact, of course he defended the right of all Christian’s and Jews to practice their faiths. However there are other aspects of WP’s life and work that also need to be acknowledged, explored and aired. These include being a slave owner and a promoter of the slave trade as well as being an absentee landlord in England, occupied Irleand and colonial Pa. It’s time to end the silence on these and other issues, I believe.
Hi Christina, I ment to mention that I’ve started a blog on the Life of William Penn at http://pennsylvaniahistory.wordpress.com/