NancyLebovitz comments on Stupid Questions Open Thread Round 2 - Less Wrong

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Comment author: NancyLebovitz 29 April 2012 05:10:56PM 1 point [-]

From Bury the Chains, the idea that slavery was wrong hit England as a surprise. Quakers and Evangelicals were opposed to slavery, but the general public went from oblivious to involved very quickly.