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Published in Richmond, Virginia, in 1857, and aimed at both Northern and Southern readers, it sought to claim for the South the moral high ground in the increasingly fierce national debate over slavery.
One of the most vehement proponents of this argument was George Fitzhugh (1806–1881), a Virginia lawyer, writer, and slaveowner. He believed that civilization depended upon the exploitation of labor. This led him to ask which system — slavery or free labor — exploited workers less.
Watch this video from Heimler’s History channel to learn more about some of the main pro-slavery arguments, including the social hierarchy argument, the civilization argument, the economic argument, the racial argument, and the biblical argument. White southerners reacted strongly to abolitionists’ attacks on slavery.
I: THE UNIVERSAL TRADE. EXCERPTS. We. are all, North and South, engaged in the White Slave Trade, and he who succeeds best is esteemed most respectable. It is far more cruel than the Black Slave Trade because it exacts more of its slaves, and neither protects nor governs them.
thorough study of Pro-Slavery Thought in the Old South. In a brilliant chapter in The Liberal Tradition in America Louis Hartz has placed the political theory of the southern defenders in perspective, and William R. Stanton's The Leopard's Spots revealingly analyzes the scientific arguments used to bolster slavery.
1. What reason does Fitzhugh offer for a slave's loyalty to his master? 2. What kind of picture does Fitzhugh offer of life in the South? 3. What justification does he give for his remarks? 4. The majority of Southern whites did not own slaves. Why do you think Fitzhugh made the statement "Wealth is more equally distributed?"
15 Ιουλ 2014 · The pro-slavery argument : as maintained by the most distinguished writers of the southern states : : Free Download, Borrow, and Streaming : Internet Archive. Publication date. 1852. Topics. Slavery -- Southern states, Slavery -- Justification. Collection. antislavery; oberlincollegelibrary; americana; globallibraries. Language. English. Item Size.
