How did the Quakers' attitude toward slavery contrast with the existing laws of the time?

The
Quakers' beliefs on slavery were ahead of the time period and represents a rather transformative
view of race relations in America.   The first state to ban slavery was Pennsylvania, founded by
the Quaker William Penn.  Pennsylvania was considered to be a Quaker state, at the time.  The
Quakers' view of the Biblical tradition was one that fused religion with the...