Northerners who were previously indifferent to the condition of African Americans began to oppose slavery for which of the following reasons?

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The attention that the abolitionists brought to slavery helped Northerners see it as an affront to liberty. While racism in the North prevented many from being sympathetic to the plight of African Americans, they were not indifferent to the ways in which the institution threatened freedom. This shift in the rhetoric of the abolitionist movement helped strengthen support.

Northerners Who Were Previously Indifferent to the Condition of African