Leesburg council member claims God — not government — ended slavery (NYT)

"A Leesburg Town Council member drew criticism from the president of the Loudoun County branch of the NAACP after stating that God — not government — was solely responsible for freeing America’s slaves and correcting racial injustice."
http://www.washingtonpost.com/local/virginia-politics/leesburg-council-member-claims-god---not-government---ended-slavery/2015/03/13/14348e70-c995-11e4-a199-6cb5e63819d2_story.html