▁black ▁community ▁in ▁the ▁Western ▁world . ▁ ▁History ▁In ▁ 1 7 7 6 ▁Samuel ▁Not ting ham , ▁a ▁Qu aker , ▁man um itted ▁ 2 5 ▁slaves ▁and ▁gave ▁them ▁ ▁of ▁land ▁in ▁Long ▁Look ▁in ▁T ort ola , ▁direct ing ▁them ▁to ▁cultiv ate ▁it ▁for ▁the ▁common ▁good . ▁Qu akers ▁were ▁prominent ▁in ▁the ▁abol ition ▁movement ; ▁Not ting ham ' s ▁action ▁pre - dates ▁the ▁foundation ▁of ▁the ▁Society ▁for ▁Effect ing ▁the ▁Ab ol ition ▁of ▁the ▁S lave ▁Trade ▁by ▁more ▁than ▁a ▁de cade . ▁ ▁A ▁report ▁made ▁in ▁ 1 8 2 3 ▁by ▁a ▁John ▁Doug an ▁states ▁" So ▁quiet ▁and ▁retired ▁had ▁these ▁Pers ons ▁lived ▁there , ▁that ▁although ▁I ▁have ▁been ▁for ▁many ▁years ▁res iding ▁in ▁the ▁Island , ▁yet ▁I ▁derived ▁no ▁knowledge ▁of ▁the ▁Situ ation ▁and ▁Circ um st ances ▁regarding ▁these ▁People ..." ▁ ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁Doug an ' s ▁report , ▁the ▁population ▁of ▁the ▁estate ▁had ▁increased ▁to ▁ 4 3 . ▁ ▁He ▁further ▁reported ▁that ▁" Not ▁one ▁of ▁them ▁is ▁in ▁deb t , ▁and ▁their ▁Property ▁is ▁free ▁from ▁all ▁Inc umb rance . ▁ ▁That ▁ 1 2 ▁of ▁the ▁grown ▁up ▁Pers ons ▁are ▁admitted ▁M embers ▁of ▁the ▁West ley an ▁Method ist ▁Society , ▁and ▁with ▁their ▁Children ▁attend ▁regularly ▁the ▁Method ist ▁Chap el ▁at ▁the ▁East ▁End ▁of ▁the ▁Island ▁... ▁since