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Why were the slave owners called hypocrites?

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.


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Southern states and slave holders.


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They needed their political support.


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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.


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Both men were very religious. Douglass shows the irony that the most religious men can be the cruelest slave holders


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