The argument about slavery was looked upon through two common sides, those who favored it and those who opposed it. It can be said that the South was in favor of slavery and some of the most prominent influencers who favored it found their own reasons to justify it such as, minister Richard Furman and writer George Fitzhugh. However, their justifiable reasons could not compare to the harsh reality that the slaves experienced firsthand. Through the shared experiences from Sally Thomas and other African American slaves it can be concluded that pro-slavery writers and supporters only looked to benefit themselves and had little consideration for the well-being of slaves.
In 1822, the leading Baptist minister, Richard Furman, from South Carolina, …show more content…
He believed in the concept, “A southern farm is the beau ideal of Communism…” , in which the slave benefits more than the master. He relates an average farm in the South to the governmental control of Communism by saying that the slaves take pride in working for the master and elaborates all the benefits that slaves are able to experience while being enslaved such as they are able to marry when they want, they are always given protection and support from their masters, and when they die their family will be taken care of. He explains how easy of a life slaves are able to have and believes that slaves are “as happy as a human being can be.” He believed that slavery was highly beneficial for the economy and that it proved to be more dominant and stable than the economic development in the North. He believed that slaveholders were the least selfish of men because they spend their whole life providing for the minutest wants of others and took care of their slaves from sickness and in health. Due to the devotion of slaveholders to their slaves, Fitzhugh believed that slaves took a sense of pride towards their slaveholders and devoted their whole life working for them,
In 1822, the leading Baptist minister, Richard Furman, from South Carolina, …show more content…
He believed in the concept, “A southern farm is the beau ideal of Communism…” , in which the slave benefits more than the master. He relates an average farm in the South to the governmental control of Communism by saying that the slaves take pride in working for the master and elaborates all the benefits that slaves are able to experience while being enslaved such as they are able to marry when they want, they are always given protection and support from their masters, and when they die their family will be taken care of. He explains how easy of a life slaves are able to have and believes that slaves are “as happy as a human being can be.” He believed that slavery was highly beneficial for the economy and that it proved to be more dominant and stable than the economic development in the North. He believed that slaveholders were the least selfish of men because they spend their whole life providing for the minutest wants of others and took care of their slaves from sickness and in health. Due to the devotion of slaveholders to their slaves, Fitzhugh believed that slaves took a sense of pride towards their slaveholders and devoted their whole life working for them,