Yes, there were people who were anti-slavery for moral reasons.
Let’s not forget that there were plenty of people who thought that Africans were inferior who wanted slavery ended for economic reasons.
A slaveowner would rent out his slaves to do work for less money than any free man. Many slaveowners would bring skilled workers over from Europe and pay them for their jobs, and also to train some slaves. After the master carpenter moved on, the slaveowner had a dozen carpenters on his plantation. When they weren’t working for him, he’d rent them out. That meant that it was impossible for any local carpenters to earn a living.
Which is why I expect to see unions fighting for prison labor reform.
The Republican party pledged to fight the “twin relics of barbarism”: slavery and polygamy
Ironic that Mormons now overwhelmingly vote Republican
What’s savery
Also called Umami, it’s one of the 5 basic flavors, along with salty, bitter, sweet, and sour.
Savory slavery
Savery is bad
I disagree, it’s my favorite of the taste sensations
Though umami is a close second
