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Although even here the institution was naturally doomed, yet the clear moral insight of the Quakers checked the trade much earlier than would otherwise have happened.
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W.E.B. Du Bois
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gutenberg.orgW.E.B. Du Bois: “Although even here the institution was naturally doomed, yet the clear moral insight of the Quakers checked the trade…”
Editor's note · Context
This statement acknowledges the Quakers' moral opposition to the slave trade and their influence in curbing it earlier than in other regions.
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