<span>This change happened gradually. Quakers were some of the first people in the Americas to own slaves. However, objections were brought up by Dutch Quakers in the 18th century that changed the Christian sect's outlook on owning slaves.
From these objections, Quakers gradually stopped owning slaves and became some of the most vocal abolitionists. The Quaker biblical justification was in the verse Matthew 7:12 which stated that Christians had a responsibility to adhere to a higher standard of living morally. The Quakers did not believe owning slaves was a part of living up to these standards.</span>
The United States Supreme Court case that resulted in a unanimous decision against President Richard Nixon, ordering him to deliver tape recordings and other materials to the court
<span>Gabriel Prosser, Denmark Vesey, and Nat Turner were all slaves in the early 1800's who tried to start slave uprisings, but the only rebellion that was successful and actually resulted in the deaths of whites was the Nat Turner's rebellion in 1831. Gabriel Prosser and Danmark Vesey's uprisings ended in the execution of the leaders and their followers.</span>
