People who believed in slavery used the bible to defend it and passages in the bible state that servants have to listen to their masters. They also believed that the slaves benefited form being slaves because it allowed them to be apart of the Christian community. Slave owners created the image of a happy family. They made it seem as if they were a happy family and they loved the addition to the plantation family.

Pro-Slavery Arguments

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