Question

Do you think the individuals who opposed slavery were the minority or the majority of society in the 1500-1800s?

Answer 1

In the 18th century, Enlightenment thinkers condemned slavery on humanistic grounds, and English Quakers and some Evangelical denominations condemned slavery as un-Christian. At that time, most slaves were Africans or descendants of Africans, but thousands of Native Americans were also enslaved.