Because they supported freedom, but not for everyone.
The Hypocrites - 1917 was released on: USA: 1917
A male slave was called a buck.
Stacked Leather cane
They were called Planters He/Nor She You're Right Planters
Slaves weren't educated because they (as in slave owners) were afraid of a revolt if they read things in the local newspaper or could read important documents which could of helped them win the Civil war themselves.
The were called hypocrites because in the Bible, God taught us to love and respect one another and treat everyone equally. And as majority of slave owners being Christians, they weren't practicing the words of God, Which makes them hypocrites.
Southern states and slave holders.
The Underground Railroad
Oliver Ellsworth wanted slavery to end. He wanted to stop the practice of slave trade and thought many slave owners were hypocrites.
True.
Because they supported freedom, but not for everyone
They needed their political support.
Slave holders wanted poor whites to view slavery as necessary for the economy and society in order to prevent them from organizing against the institution of slavery. By instilling a sense of superiority in poor whites over enslaved individuals, slave holders sought to maintain social order and divide potential sources of resistance. Additionally, by convincing poor whites that their own livelihoods were tied to the existence of slavery, slave holders aimed to ensure their continued support for the system.
Both men were very religious. Douglass shows the irony that the most religious men can be the cruelest slave holders
Southern slave holders used arguments based on white supremacy and the belief that Black people were inferior and needed to be controlled by whites. They argued that slavery was necessary for the economy and that they were providing a "civilizing" influence on enslaved individuals.
He called them "whitewashed graves" and "hypocrites". You decide...
Why yes, there were. In fact, there were even black slave-holders.