The Abolitionist movemnet was pioneered by Quakers, and soon joined by Methodists, later it was taken up by the Baptists and other protestant groups.
Many things were used to justify slavery. One of the arguments was that without slavery the people who were slaves would be living in worse conditions. Another was that The Bible gave them permission to have slaves and that slavery had been accepted worldwide for thousands of years. Another excuse was that by making people slaves Christian souls were saved and that Northern factory workers were not as well off as slaves. That slavery was a positive good and that the slave owner could protect and guide the slaves. Finally, that the slaves were needed to do the work.
The Mennonites were the first religious group to openly oppose slavery. Owning slaves was completely forbidden in this Christian community.
Slaves did not benefit from slavery.
Although slaves did have relatives, they did not have families as such; slavery did not allow for a normal family structure. Slaves fought for the end of slavery.
Many slaves in the United States were forced to convert to Christianity by their enslavers. As a result, a significant number of slaves practiced Christianity, particularly various Protestant denominations such as Baptist and Methodist. However, some slaves also practiced traditional African religions or blended elements of African spirituality with Christianity.
The culture of the colonies encouraged many slaves to become Christians. -APEX-
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Slaves
Former slaves who were released from slavery were typically referred to as freedmen or freedwomen.
yes because today there are over a million american that were slaves and are in a slavery.
They were captured or Sentenced to Slavery
Yes. They took slaves and were taken as slaves.