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The second to last paragraph on pg. 238 reminds me of how the slave owners/masters used Christianity to reiterate that slavery was in fact encouraged by God. Mary P. Abbott does an amazing job defending her view that slavery is condemned by God and Christianity. She goes onto say how slavery goes against everything God says when it comes to marriages, family, equality. This piece was very empowering and had every argument it needed for women, blacks, and slaves in general. --Aqsa Z. | The second to last paragraph on pg. 238 reminds me of how the slave owners/masters used Christianity to reiterate that slavery was in fact encouraged by God. Mary P. Abbott does an amazing job defending her view that slavery is condemned by God and Christianity. She goes onto say how slavery goes against everything God says when it comes to marriages, family, equality. This piece was very empowering and had every argument it needed for women, blacks, and slaves in general. --Aqsa Z. | ||
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| + | It is interesting that women found it part of their moral obligation to speak out against slavery. In a world where women's activity is often focused in domestic sphere and with their husbands, or on woman's suffrage, it is refreshing and interesting to see a woman speaking out against slavery in association with her moral duty. Do you think that the author of this letter is using the abolitionist movement as an agency to promote womans rights? In what ways does this change the purpose of this letter? -- Hannah W. | ||
== Sarah Grimke’s response to the Mass Clergy, 1837 == | == Sarah Grimke’s response to the Mass Clergy, 1837 == | ||
