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Which religious group is credited with being the first American abolitionist group

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British quakers first abolition group in america
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Quakers

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The Quakers were the Religious Society of Friends that began as a movement in England in the 17th century in Lancashire. The movement faced strong opposition and persecution in the early days but it continued to expand across British then in America and later to Africa.it is considered as the first American abolitionist group.

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