Throughout American history, politicians, plantation owners, lawyers, and religious leaders all offered different arguments in defense of slavery. Some claimed it was necessary for the economy, while others argued that it maintained social order. Few, however, relied as heavily on the Bible as Patrick Hues Mell, a prominent Baptist minister, educator, and theologian who insisted […] TalkAfricana
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