Summary Of Anti-Slavery Catechism By Lydia Child

When mentioning American history, slavery should never go unmentioned. African Americans weren’t the only race/ ethnic group to go through enslavement, in fact just about every race has went through some form of slavery. Unfortunately, African American’s slavery was a very long, ongoing, and terrible process. Slavery for Africans Americans started in 1619 and didn’t end till 1865, that’s 246 long years of suffering from getting whipped, worked to death in cotton fields in hottest of the hottest weather, being sold from owner to owner, and slave mothers watching their children getting sold off. In the southern states, slavery was no better, in fact the southern slaves had the worst experiences. There were slaves consistently getting killed for …show more content…
During this slavery period, there were many abolitionists giving their viewpoints of slavery, pro-slavery people giving their viewpoints, and a lot of slaves that were freed, and/ or escaped giving their testimonies. As mentioned previously, there were many white abolitionists who also wanted freedom for slaves. Lydia Child was an abolitionist who published a book, “Anti-Slavery Catechism”, was a book of different questions about the abolitionists views of slavery and statements based on slavery and Child would give her answer or opinion. Throughout this book, the was a widespread of religious content, as she often refers to herself as a Christian, talks about God’s blessings, and used the word faith. In fact, when Child was asked, “Why do you consider it a duty to preach and publish abolition doctrines?” she replied “First, I believe it is my job as a Christian, for the system of slavery, all together, and every last one of its details, is the total opposite of the precepts of the gospel. Secondly, I consider it my job as a punctilious citizen of this republic; for I believe the state of being enslaved is detrimental to the best interests of the United States; and I dare not