Not sure of how to measure either "significant" or "reputable," but I posit in a piece forthcoming at the W&M Bill of Rights Journal that W&M before antebellum days was a hotbed of unease about slavery, and that that unease was forgotten as the College sought after the Late Unpleasantness  to avoid as much as it could any discussion of slavery in the narrative of its history .    

	Preprint available:

Meyers, Terry L. , Thinking About Slavery at the College of William and Mary (September 25, 2012). William & Mary Bill of Rights Journal, vol. 21 (2012-2013), Forthcoming. Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=2033882


On Oct 31, 2012, at 9:40 AM, Bill Crews wrote:

> was there any significant opposition to slavery in Virginia during the 18th century, economically/religiously? If so can someone point me towards a reputable source?
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> Bill
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