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Martin Luther And The Protestant Reformation

Led by the german monk Martin Luther (1483 – 1546), the Protestant Reformation sought to reform the 16th-century Catholic church.

John Lewis (1940 – 2020) was an American civil rights leader who helped organise the March on Washington.

After the recent death of Congressman John Lewis, a movement began to rename the Selma bridge.

Innocent Trades is the historic Quaker term for Friends’ ethical business.

The Sugar Boycott began in 1790s Britain as a way to help end the slave trade.

A founder of the Society of Friends, Margaret Fell (1614 – 1702) is affectionately known as the Mother of Quakerism.

Today, Lincoln Meeting House opened its 1689 room after the lockdown and I went along for its re-opening.