Slavery Defended

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This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. To ensure a quality reading experience, this work has been proofread and republished using a format that seamlessly blends the original graphical elements with text in an easy-to-read typeface. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.

This book tells the untold story of the fight to defend slavery in the British Empire. Drawing on a wide range of sources, from art, poetry, and literature, to propaganda, scientific studies, and parliamentary papers, Proslavery Britain explores the many ways in which slavery's defenders helped shape the processes of abolition and emancipation. It finds that proslavery arguments and rhetoric were carefully crafted to justify slavery, defend the colonies, and attack the abolition movement at the height of the slavery debates.

The goal in reprinting these books is NOT to defend or justify slavery, neither throughout history nor in any modern form. In fact, the goal is just the opposite; it is to show that, while many people during the early days of America believed with their full hearts that slavery was natural, correct, and necessary, their arguments are invalid. As a historian, and simply as a modern citizen, it is only by attempting to understand the thought processes of those with whom we disagree, that we can truly say we have the courage of our convictions. It is only by looking at the evidence against our position, and considering it objectively, that we can be sure our position is supported by evidence. With very little effort, any position can be supported by picking and choosing which facts to present, and by ignoring any argument that doesn't already agree with our position. We must examine the arguments in favor of American slavery, to be sure that it is wrong. Real History is that which is written at the time, by the people who lived it. No one today was a slave, and no one today was, or knew, a slaver. We can look back with objectivity, but when we do we lose closeness. This collection of pro-slavery books is a treasure of Real History.