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The first religious group in the American colonies to form an abolitionist group was the .

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Quakers were among the first white people to denounce slavery in the American colonies and Europe, and the Society of Friends became the first organization to take a collective stand against both slavery and the slave trade, later spearheading the international and ecumenical campaigns against slavery.

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The first religious group in the American colonies to form an abolitionist group was the Quakers

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