-Caveat Lector-
Thank you, Hawk, for the documentation. I apologize for any ad hominem
remarks I might have made..
I have read Vogel. (I have a degree in American history.) Vogel argued
that the majority of slaves were not inhumanely or cruelly treated.. I
would agree (if we define inhumane treatment in terms of whippings,
beatings, and being malnourished.) Yes, the slaveowners did take care of
their property. But even the pampered "house niggers" could be bought and
sold at the whim of their masters..
Re: Biblical support for slavery. Of course. "Slaves obey your masters,"
etc... Sure. Slavery was a respected institution in the ancient world...
no doubt about it. As well as the Biblical injunction to not tolerate
witches, etc. The Bible condoned a number of questionable practices..
I haven't read Dabney...but I have read the pro-slavery tracts of the
period and I'm familiar with the arguments.
On Tue, 5 Jan 1999, Hawk wrote:
>
>
> William Hugh Tunstall wrote:
>
> > -Caveat Lector-
> >
> > If you are going to spew forth such absolute bullshit, please document it.
> > What academic sources are you using in your "research" on the conditions
> > of blacks in the American South during the days of slavery?
>
> Not that I think you will bother to check it out, but one primary source is "Time On
>the Cross - The
> Economics of American Negro Slavery," by Pulitzer Prize-winning economist Robert W.
>Fogel.
>
> This is an extremely well-documented book by a man who's initial purpose was to
>debunk the idea that
> slavery as practiced in the South was inhumane and cruel. The facts didn't
>substantiate his thesis,
> but he was principled enough to publish the book anyway. He wrote a later book in
>which he expressed
> his disapproval of slavery on "moral" grounds... But the facts I mentioned were
>accurate
> non-the-less. You might also want to read "A Defense of Virginia and the South," by
>R.L. Dabney.
>
> Regarding the "moral" aspect, I suggest a reading of the Bible and its teachings on
>the institution of
> slavery.
>
> Hawk
>
> ps... I sent this to the list as well as to you personally, since I received a note
>from the list that
> I had exceeded my daily limit of seven postings.
>
>
>
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