Religion's Influence on the Slavery Debates
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Slavery was a dominant part of the political and social arenas of 1800’s America. However, it was not homogenous as it divided America into two distinct groups: those who supported it and those who did not. Traditionally, the states in the north had been anti-slavery while the states in the south had been pro-slavery. Southern life and economy depended on slavery and therefore staunchly supported the continued legal status of slavery. The northern states on the other hand recognized the inhumane nature of slavery and campaigned to establish equality for all citizens. In order to establish solid reasoning for their stance, both pro-slave and anti-slave groups turned to theological inspiration for their actions. The Bible inspired both pro-slavery advocates and anti-slavery abolitionists alike. Religion was used in order to justify slavery and also to condemn it. “The right to have a slave implies the right in some one to make a slave; that right must be equal and mutual, and this would resolve society into a state of perpetual war.” Senator William Steward, an anti-slavery supporter, issued this claim in his “There is a Higher Law than the Constitution” speech. Steward, like all abolitionist, viewed all of man as equals. This equality came from the “higher law” that is the Bible. Since all men were created by God then all men were equals in God’s eyes. Abolitionist believed that whites had no more right to make a slave out of a African American than the African American had to make a slave out of a white man. In alignment with what the Bible told them, abolitionist understood that each man represented one of God’s creations and that men were part of God’s plan. If slavery was allowed to exist, then man was interrupting God’s de... ... middle of paper ... ... Anti-slavery advocates argued that God created all man as equals and therefore all men are equals. Pro-slavery advocates pointed to the long line of slavery in the Bible as justification. Both sides used the Bible as their main justification for their reasons against or for slavery. Since the United States was founded on the principle that no man does not stand equal among his peers, resistance to abolishment of slavery could not hold out forever. Slavery went against the perceived true meaning of God’s word and also against the principles of America. The Christian equality of the North won over the hard-nosed Old Testament South. Eventually the equality America was intended to be founded upon was realized when slavery was abolished. Works Cited Thomas R. Dew Defends Slavery (1852) Senator William Seward, “There is a Higher Law than the Constitution” speech
In this essay, the author
- Explains that slavery was a dominant part of the political and social arenas of 1800’s america, but it was not homogenous as it divided america into two distinct groups.
- Explains that senator steward, an anti-slavery supporter, viewed all of man as equals. this equality came from the "higher law" that is the bible.
- Explains that abolitionists understood that each man represented one of god's creations and that men were part of his plan. if slavery was allowed to exist, then man was interrupting god’s desire and plan for his creation.
- Opines that there is a higher law than the constitution, which regulates over authority over the domain, and devotes it to the same noble purposes.
- Explains that according to abolitionists, god endowed man with equality and common heritage. this equality granted by god overrides the law established by the united states government.
- Explains that steward and all abolitionists were dismayed that supposedly christian and good nation that hinges its existence on the claim that all men are created equal, and they are endowed by their creator with certain unalienable rights, would allow some to live in bondage and squalor that is slavery.
- Explains that the abolitionists believed that without every citizen being treated as god's natural equals then unnatural order and chaos would occur.
- Argues that the south, contradictorily to the north, believed the future of the nation depended on slavery. pro-slavery southerners balked at the northerners claim that slavery was a sin.
- Explains thomas dew's argument that holding slaves was not a sin as long as it was done with generosity and without malicious intent. pro-slavery supporters argued that modern slavery was exponentially more cruel than ancient slavery.
- Explains that southerners believed they were upholding a long-held tradition of master and slave as put forth by god. since god had allowed his followers to keep and hold slaves for all of biblical history, modern history could not have been any different.
- Explains that slavery used religion to keep african americans subordinate. pro-slavery advocates argued that christianity appeals to slaves because it fosters hope to both the slave and the master.
- Explains that both supporters of slavery and those who wished to abolish slavery turned to god as their justification. the christian equality of the north won over the hard-nosed old testament south.
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- Explains that slavery was a controversial topic during the antebellum period. the south constructed arguments to defend their position on slavery, including religious, political, and economic arguments.
- Analyzes how the south justified the use of slavery because the bible consented to use slaves. a. t. holmes claims that one was allowed to own slavery as long as one treated the slave as a friend with good will, kindness, and desire for his well-being.
- Analyzes how the bible grants the usage of slaves, but the southern slave owners did not treat them in a fair way.
- Analyzes how the political defense and james henry hammond's proslavery arguments justify slavery by saying that race is the reason for the class differences, and slaves are meant to be used in convenience.
- Proposes that if slaves were to be treated in a fair manner, they may actually be able to achieve the same matters as the white man.
- Analyzes how ruffin, a defender of slavery, justifies slavery by insisting that slave labor is cheaper, increases profit, and increases production of goods.
- Analyzes how hilton helper's argument shows that the north’s economy is growing and exceeding that of the south, without the use of slavery.
- Explains that the south tried to make compelling arguments to defend their proslavery arguments, but the north's antislavery arguments are flawed and unconvincing.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that religion played an important role in the discourse used to justify and challenge slavery in both the ottoman empire and the antebellum south.
- Explains that the american abolitionist movement emerged in the 1930s, as part of the second great awakening. the quakers resisted enslavement using christian teachings.
- Explains that there were obvious divisions between different denominational churches on the question of slavery and abolition. methodist and baptist churches took opposite stances on slavery.
- Analyzes how both northern and southern states used the bible as a weapon in their argument for why slavery was justified or not.
- Explains that the ottoman empire was established with the ulema as the guardian of the society.
- Analyzes how amal ghazall argues that the muslim world in the nineteenth and early twentieth century was undergoing many transformations, including modernization.
- Explains how the qur'an was later employed using different versus or authentic to the context to make anti-slavery arguments.
- Analyzes how the ulama came to different conclusions, showing slavery was not firmly grounded in the religion of islam but rather an interpretation of the verses that are deployed.
- Analyzes how the bible and the qur'an refer to slaves as people but neither explicitly condemns slavery. while antebellum and ottoman slavery created entirely different forms of bondage, abolitionist rhetoric was very similar.
- Describes the works of bertram wyatt-brown, lewis tappan, and john b. boles, eds. masters and slaves in the house of the lord.
- Describes the sources of the book, deliver us from evil: the slavery question in the old south.
- Cites harriet jacobs' incidents in the life of a slave girl and james brewer stewart's holy warriors.
- Describes the books of bernard lewis, maurice j. bric, william mullligan, and newbell n. puckett, the magic and folk beliefs of the southern negro.
- Cites abzug's cosmos crumbling: american reform and the religious imagination.
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- Analyzes how christianity in the context of american slavery took on many faces and characteristics. it was used as a tool of manipulation for slave masters to further justify the institution, and assert authority over their slaves.
- Explains that black slaves held to a different form of christianity that was unbeknownst to traditional orthodox christianity. the perversion of christian teachings from slave master and their erroneous catechisms encouraged and comforted them.
- Analyzes how christianity was used as a meaningful and helpful outlet to reaffirm the humanity of slaves.
- Explains that christianity would be a principal influence in conquering the fear of slaves, for their overseers and masters.
- Explains that christian worship allowed for the slaves to feel engaged in community interaction, and this fit perfectly in the context of slave society.
- Explains that religious services and recreational activities provided the slave with welcome rest from anxious toils, and hope for the better life.
- Analyzes how the slaves created and signed hymns and spirituals, based on biblical lore, to express themselves in a hostile environment.
- Explains that slaves would have to gather in secret places in order to worship, due to the desire of certain masters/ overseers wanting to keep them from worshipping.
- Recounts how katherine and her maw and paw took them to another place to pray and sing. they sang lord i give myself away, tis all that i can do, and they nailed him to the cross.
- Analyzes how mary reynolds was born to a slave mother and free black father. she was nursed alongside her master's daughter (sarah), was sexually abused by him, and was brought back to her family and plantation home.
- Explains that religious hymns and spirituals reflected the reality that there was no separation from the religious and the secular in the slave community.
- Explains that many of the slaves had no formal christian education, but still talked in regard to god and used references to him in their daily language.
- Analyzes how rose williams was a woman born into slavery and gave her account of her time in slavery. she loved her family and was almost sold away until her father asked mr. hawkins to purchase her.
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In this essay, the author
- Explains that the religious revival led to social reform and the abolition movement, which aimed to eliminate slavery in america.
- Explains that some of the first abolitionists (in both the united states and the britian) were quakers. they believed that god loved every human regardless of colour, sex or station in life.
- Explains how reverend john newton preached against the horrors of slavery and spoke of his participation in the slave trade. william wilberforce, a member of parliament, worked with thomas clarkson and granville sharp to end slavery.
- Opines that the idea of immediate emancipation had been with americans for generations, but it was not true of the south. it was possible to be against slavery and still not be an abolitionist.
- Explains that women had been there at the origin of the american antislavery society in 1833, but no one dared state that they could sign its charter.
- Analyzes how the new england clergy took offense at the debate of women's rights. they feared that the effectiveness of the antislavery movement would be lost if it participated in a war against sexism.
- Explains that garrison's actions against his critics were so aggressive it appeared that he preferred to attack his fellow abolitionist instead of slavery.
- Explains that many faithful abolitionists left the american antislavery society and renounced religious denominations and political parties.
- Explains that abolitionists believed that reformers could bring changes in society by standing apart from it and pushing it towards higher morals.
- Analyzes how the schism had no lessening effect on antislavery's power, but the results were much improved. goodell described the positive effect that the split of abolitionism had on furthering the cause
- Analyzes how garrison's position on government was that man made political systems were evil and should be rejected, while nonresistants firmly believed that abolitionists should not submerge themselves into politics.
- Explains that antislavery political organizations suffered abandonment and infighting during the 1840s and 1850s. elizur wright, gerrit smith, and reverend joshua levitt formed the liberty party.
- Explains that political antislavery was both a tactic and an ethical statement. it allowed the abolitionists to remain separate from the corrupt major parties and to present the public with superior alternatives.
- Explains that lincoln's 1845 letter to william dudley, a liberty party supporter, stated that the ideal of liberty was central to american nationhood.
- Analyzes how they diverged from lincoln and other antislavery politicians in believing that blacks in america were in fact americans. they share the belief of henry clay that civil war would ensue if slaves were emancipated, thus creating a large population of free blacks.
- Analyzes how abolitionists criticized society for its moral inconsistency after the emancipation proclamation turned the civil war around.
- Concludes that early abolitionism, though not popular, paved the way for antislavery politics. though abolitionists had disagreements about if politics should be used, some did.
- Explains that abolitionists used all means they could access to send their antislavery message across the nation. they used traditional methods such as lectures and petitions, as well as the steam press to print large numbers of pamphlets and newspapers.
- Describes foner, eric, the fiery trial, abraham lincoln and american slavery.
- Explains walters, ronald g., the antislavery appeal, american abolitionism after 1830.
2900 wordsRead More - Frederick Douglas on Equality and Justice for Slaves and Womenanalytical essay...ing the general public to view their fellow men, as less than what they truly are, their equals. The institution of slavery has blinded the clergy and churches of America, causing them to sit idly by as an injustice is being brought upon God’s people, a god that all men share. Christianity has become a tool in which the separation of whom receives liberties and whom does not becomes its clearest. As Douglass says “ At the very moment that they are thanking God for the enjoyment of civil and religious liberty […] they are utterly silent in respect to a law which robs religion of its chief significance, and makes it utterly useless to a world lying in wickedness.” Christianity has become a tool of oppression for the elite; used to deny unalienable rights to their fellow man, the same rights their own fathers had fought so valiantly for during the founding of America.
In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the idea of americanism, as viewed by frederick douglass, comes in two variations. the first is the american who sits idly on the accomplishments of their fathers that fought tooth and nail against the british for freedom.
- Analyzes how the fugitive slave act played directly into the pockets of the white male elite.
- Opines that women and slaves felt the hardships of inconsistent legislation, but on a different level than those who were denied even the most basic liberties.
- Analyzes how the united states of america has been a republic based on christian values since its origins. slavery goes against everything that the word of god stands for.
- Analyzes how the church holds much of the blame for the desolate shape that christianity lays in within america.
1148 wordsRead More - Southern Pro-Slavery Rhetoricanalytical essayIn studying the Southern defense of slavery, it appears that southerners were defending a way of life. Many believed that the institution of slavery was the lesser of two evils in terms of providing benefits for workers, others believed that it was at the very foundation of a free society to own slaves and still others saw it merely as an expedient means to an economic end. Although one may acknowledge that the South had understandable political, social and religious reasons for supporting the institution of slavery, the fundamental moral obligation to treat all humans as equals supercedes them all.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that southern pro-slavery rhetoric began in the 1700's by religious leaders and philosophers in north america and europe who condemned slavery.
- Explains that southerners became organized in their support of slavery in what became known as the proslavery movement.
- Explains that southern philosophers were, in some measure, great theorists. their ability to defend the institution of slavery as a good for society can be considered through three justifications: socio-political, economic/socio-economic, and religious.
- Opines that the socio-political arena was their strongest area of contention. the slave trade was an integral part of the economies of many nations and the slaves were the labor by which many empires attained greatness.
- Explains that the enlightenment that revolutionized thought in europe was strongly opposed in the american south. the political culture demanded strong authority and a social hierarchy.
- Analyzes how much of the american north differed from this view of social hierarchy. the north, though holding to some principles espoused by the south, saw slavery as a direct contradiction
- Explains that the southerners did not limit their defense to philosophical arguments. they also pointed out the laws of the united states protected the institution of slavery.
- Explains that no person held to service or labour in one state, under the laws thereof, escaping into another, shall be discharged from such service or labour.
- Explains that similar state laws, as well as the introduction of other federal laws and compromises, further supported these constitutional articles. the missouri compromise, the gag rule, and the kansas-nebraska act all allowed and affirmed the south’s slaveholding system.
- Argues that southerners attacked northerners on grounds of hypocrisy. they argued that slavery or personal servitude guaranteed freedom and liberty that the north enjoyed.
- Analyzes how the south's arguments regarding the positive aspects of slavery shifted some of the burden of defense upon the north.
- Explains that many southerners argued that the economic stability of the nation was dependent upon slavery. the belief of many americans was that emancipation of slaves would catapult the united states headlong into economic distress.
- Explains that slavery was a way for the minority white population to control the majority black population.
- Explains that the southerners took support from the proslavery positions of the presbyterian, baptist, methodist, and unitarian clergies. the seventeenth, eighteenth and nineteenth centuries featured many debates among church leaders on the question of slavery.
- Explains that southern clergy called upon abrahamic tradition to provide support for slavery. they argued that slavery was never condemned in the bible, that jesus and his disciples never espoused abolition principles, and that the master-slave relationship was morally superior.
- Analyzes how the southern clergy supported the institution of slavery, but the majority didn't support it as practiced in the united states. many clergy called for gradual emancipation of slaves to prevent government falling into black hands.
- Opines that southerners supported the position of the clergy to some extent, but did not want to abandon their system suddenly and without an adequate replacement. they were concerned that free labor promoted infidelity, secularism, liberal theology, perversities,
- Analyzes how southerners were defending a way of life by supporting the institution of slavery. the fundamental moral obligation to treat all humans as equals.
1613 wordsRead More - Slavery In The United Statesexplanatory essayThis research paper will serve to examine the development of slavery in the United States, starting from the 17th century by the colonists of Virginia. It will analyze the spread of slavery throughout the American colonies, and identify the disagreements between the North and the South. The paper will explain the daily lives of slaves, and argue how oppressing black slaves was unjust, introducing the Civil War and how it began. It will also express the Emancipation Proclamation along with the thirteenth, fourteenth, and fifteenth amendments. This will lead to apprehend how the slaves attained their freedom.
In this essay, the author
- Explains the purpose of the research paper, which will examine the development of slavery in the united states, starting from the 17th century by the colonists of virginia.
- Explains that slavery in america began when european settlers of north america turned to african slaves as an inexpensive, more abundant source for labor than the indentured servants.
- Explains that slaves were treated as savages even before they were brought to america. during the slave trade, people were crowded together and men were chained in pairs.
- Explains that between one and two million slaves had died before reaching the new world over the centuries. those that made it to america were devastated of their lives in africa and encountered new lives as slave
- Describes how eli whitney invented the cotton gin, which could clean fifty pounds of cotton seeds in the time it took to clean one pound by hand.
- Explains that slavery was never widespread in the north. the northern states had all abolished slavery between 1777 and 1804, before congress had even banned the importation of slaves.
- Explains that field slaves worked from sunrise to sunset, and worked eighteen hours a day during harvest. pregnant women worked in the field with the child on their back.
- Explains that house slaves had better living conditions than field workers. they cleaned, cooked, served meals, and took care of the owner’s children.
- Explains that a time for great change in american life came in the first half of the 19th century. the movement to end slavery came to overshadow all others.
- Explains that the abolitionist movement gained strength and public attention during the 1830s to 1860s with the help of free blacks like frederick douglass and white supporters like william lloyd garrison.
- Explains how abolitionists were attacked, burned down, and destroyed as the movement grew. the underground railroad helped runaway slaves escape to the north from the south.
- Explains that sectional differences over slavery had divided the country, but the number of slave states and free states was balanced at eleven each, giving neither north nor south a controlling majority in the senate.
- Describes how the kansas-nebraska act opened kansas and nebraska to settlement under the banner of popular sovereignty, or rule by the people. john brown was an antislavery zealot who met violence with violence.
- Explains that dred scott was a slave in the free territory of wisconsin who tried to win his freedom legally rather than run away.
- Describes how the dred scott decision convinced abolitionists like john brown that slavery could never be terminated by legal means.
- Explains that the civil war began on april 12, 1861 when southern troops opened fire on fort sumter, a federal fort in charleston harbor.
- Explains that lincoln issued his emancipation proclamation on january 1st, 1863, and declared "all persons held as slaves within any state or designated part of a state shall be in rebellion against the united states".
- Explains that lincoln and other republicans set their focus on passing a constitutional amendment to rid slavery once and for all.
- Explains that the fourteenth amendment conferred citizenship to all persons born or naturalized in the united states, including equal civil and legal rights to the former slaves who had recently been freed. the fifty-ninth amendment granted african men the right to vote.
- Concludes that slavery began in the america in 1916 and was abolished in 1865. slaves helped shape the economic foundations of a new nation.
- Cites pbs' "the african slave trade and the middle passage" and oracle foundation's "emancipation proclamation (1863).
- Describes lincoln's emancipation proclamation. council on foreign relations, 1 jan. 1863.
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In this essay, the author
- Analyzes how the infamous institution of slavery grew rapidly and produced some surprising controversy and rash justification. proslavery supporters used moral and biblical rationalization through a religious foundation in christianity.
- Analyzes how southerners used the idea of manifest destiny to justify their slavery practices. popular sovereignty is based on the tenets of democracy that support the people's will.
- Analyzes how the dred scott case is a prime example of the legal side to the southern defensive arguments and southern definition of popular sovereignty.
- Analyzes the social, political, and economic reasons in which southern proslavery advocates vindicated and justified their position on the issue of slavery.
1159 wordsRead More - Slavery and the American Constitutionanalytical essayDecades after 1619 in which tobacco farming was booming in Virginia, farmers increasingly needed help which drove the need for slaves almost until Lincoln’s time. Long before America had ships to travel to Sierra Leone, Africa, to take slaves to bring back to the New World, Europeans and wealthier Africans had already infringed on the slavery idea. At the time of the Constitution’s ratification on September 17, 1787, there were approximately 700,000 slaves (18% of the population) in the United States of America. The idea of slavery in America was based on race and wealth.
In this essay, the author
- Explains that the idea of slavery in america was based on race and wealth. europeans and wealthy africans had already infringed on the slavery idea.
- Explains that the american revolution of 1775 and the constitution granted american's rights in the preamble, but african american slaves felt they should be granted the same rights.
- Explains that charleston, south carolina was the hub for slave ships and slave masters worked tirelessly to erase family names from slaves.
- Explains that the founding fathers built a country committed to slavery, and washington d.c. was chosen as their capitol to appease southern slave owners. during these times, many slaves ran away from their masters.
- Explains that slavery was a part of american society from the very beginning. the declaration of independence was legal in each of the thirteen colonies.
- Analyzes how a slave named mumbet challenged the existence of slavery in massachusetts in 1787. she argued that slavery violated the most basic principle of the american revolution that all human beings were created equal.
550 wordsRead More - John Brown's Unethical Slavery In The United Statesanalytical essaySlavery in the United States was still legal in 1859, when John Brown’s document was written. Brown feels the need to make the People realize how unethical slavery is because of the United States government was not honoring its belief of all equal rights. He asserts his opinions and argues that “all men are created Equal; that [everyone, including the slaves] are endowed by the Creator with certain unalienable rights” (Brown 15). The Constitution was written by the Founding Fathers with the basis of “all men are created equal” (Takaki 75). However, Brown proves how contradictory the
In this essay, the author
- Explains that inconsistency between beliefs and actions is usually what characterizes contradiction. john brown conveys multiple contradictions in the history of the united states.
- Analyzes how brown feels the need to make the people realize how unethical slavery is because the united states government was not honoring its belief of all equal rights.
- Analyzes how brown advises oppressed people to assert their natural rights and break the odious yoke of oppression unjustly laid upon them by their fellow countrymen.
- Analyzes how the government, specifically the congress, is meant to work for the citizens and help them when they are in need. the congressmen have refused to aid the largely oppressed members of the population in order for their own gains.
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