In William Lloyd Garrison’s “Address to the American Colonization Society” and George Fitzhugh”s “Cannibals All!”, both authors metaphorically incorporate the idea of cannibalism in their writing to strengthen their argument regarding slavery. Cannibals All! verbally attacks the moralistic viewpoints of the Northern abolitionists and the laissez-faire capitalism of the North. Fitzhugh deeply roots the idea of “moral cannibalism” in his defense to argue that the Northern industrialists, as well as the wealthy southerners, acquire insurmountable wealth by living off the flesh of others. He actively pursues on attacking the capitalism in the North for ruthlessly exploiting the free laborers as they live a more “exacting and fraudulent” life than the Black slaves.
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Many critics may argue that his beliefs appear to be delusional and narrow-minded for believing that Black slaves are “the happiest and, in some sense, the freest people in the world (Fitzhugh 18).” However, to support his case, he logically persuades on how the upper class “feeds” on the white free class to reach a respectable status. Ultimately, he claims that the living conditions of Black slaves are more easeful in comparison to the free worker’s since they are given parental
Many critics may argue that his beliefs appear to be delusional and narrow-minded for believing that Black slaves are “the happiest and, in some sense, the freest people in the world (Fitzhugh 18).” However, to support his case, he logically persuades on how the upper class “feeds” on the white free class to reach a respectable status. Ultimately, he claims that the living conditions of Black slaves are more easeful in comparison to the free worker’s since they are given parental