1. George Fitzhugh thought of slaves as children and that they need to be governed like children. He also looked at the masters like they were the parents. He explained his reasoning for his pro-slavery stance by making an analogy between the relationship of a parent and a child to that of a master and a slave.
2. Fitzhugh maintains that slavery is beneficial to African Americans because they do not possess the ability to care for themselves. He claims that blacks are inherently less capable of taking care of themselves. He believed slaves were less intelligent and would never survive in a society.
3. One of his ideas stated that back in Africa, slaves would become savages and cannibals and in the North, they would never survive. Slaves,
2. Fitzhugh maintains that slavery is beneficial to African Americans because they do not possess the ability to care for themselves. He claims that blacks are inherently less capable of taking care of themselves. He believed slaves were less intelligent and would never survive in a society.
3. One of his ideas stated that back in Africa, slaves would become savages and cannibals and in the North, they would never survive. Slaves,