This is a book review from the pages of “The North American Review” concerning a British volume titled, “Does the Bible Sanction American Slavery” was written by a well known anti-imperialist of the time named Goldwin Smith (1823-1910).
“Is African slavery, as it exists in our Southern states, an evil or a good thing? Is it, or is it not, consistent with a high sense of duty to man and to God, and with the requirements of that state of Christian civilization which the foremost nations of the world have reached?”
A study of American Slavery and the Holy Bible 1894Goldwin Smith and American Slavery 1864Slavery sanction by ChristianityPro-slavery argument from Christian perspective 1864Victorian Arguments in support of U.S. slaveryBiblical support for slavery sited 1864
A study of American Slavery and the Holy Bible 1894Goldwin Smith and American Slavery 1864Slavery sanction by ChristianityPro-slavery argument from Christian perspective 1864Victorian Arguments in support of U.S. slaveryBiblical support for slavery sited 1864
