Benjamin Lay (1682-1759) was a Quaker abolitionist (and dwarf) and one of the first people to demand the immediate emancipation of enslaved people worldwide. Scorned in his own day and since for his radicalism, he was until recently almost completely unknown among historians and the general public. Becoming Benjamin Lay, directed by Tony Buba and produced by Professor Marcus Rediker, asks, what can Lay’s life tell us about living with courage and conviction in dark times?
This event was organised by Bristol Quakers in collaboration with Verso books and BRHG.
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