Abolitionist Synthesis Essay Influential anti-slavery writers and simply those who disagreed with slavery often made Biblical or Christian allusions in order to convince and convey the wrongs of slavery. Slavery, which began as a widely accepted and seemingly normal activity was later brought to its end by those who spoke out against it due to the direction of their own moral compasses. By using the Bible and other Christian references in their writings, abolitionists were able to convince supporters of slavery more easily of its wrongs. Angelina Emily Grimke in her “Appeal to Christian Women in the South” makes many biblical allusions. “Have dominion over the fish of the sea…and over every living thing that moveth upon the earth,” (source
