G3+Question+2

= 2) What arguments were made to justify the denial of rights? = Southern plantation owners argued that if the slaves were freed it would lead to a collapse of the economy which would, in turn, lead to widespread suffering for both the freed slaves and other citizens. They used the bible as justification as well, stating that many of the bible's prominent figures had slaves and that Jesus never spoke out against it. Arguments were also made that the slaves were well taken care of when sick and elderly and that these services would not be provided to them once they were freed and (presumably) poor. Legal decisions that had been made by courts in the past were used as further justification for continuing with the institution of slavery.

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