Quakers in America

History, Truth and Trouble

Seeking that of God in Others

 

Quakers in America

Quaker, Alice Paul, an uncompromising suffragist, master tactician and non-violent resister, organized the first ever picket at the White House in 1917.

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Quakers Speak Truth to Power

Quakers join MLK’s 1963 March on Washington. In 1964 Am Friend Service Committee nominated MLK for the Nobel Peace Prize.

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Quakers Get into “Good Trouble”

Portland Quakers, arrested with other faith leaders at Sen S Collin’s office “Pray in” Jan. 27, 2026 (Nora Saks , Maine Public)

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