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As much as I doubt Grimke was lying, as something of an expatriate from Southern society, she had reason to make the South and slavery seem worse than it was, and her own interactions were certainly not the most positive with the institution.--A. Meyer. | As much as I doubt Grimke was lying, as something of an expatriate from Southern society, she had reason to make the South and slavery seem worse than it was, and her own interactions were certainly not the most positive with the institution.--A. Meyer. | ||
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| + | I think we also have to remember that these accounts were used as propaganada while, Grimke might not be lying, she could be emphasizing specific parts and down playing others to get her point across that slavery is inhumane and turns even women, who are suppose to be always loving and nurturing and supportive into the cruelest of misstresses. -Katelynn V. | ||
I think another interesting aspect of Weld reading was that the "Cruel Mistress" was a very devoutly religious person and was actively Christian. Though this seems to be contradictory, it just shows (as previously mentioned) that slave owners did not view their slaves as people. The Cruel Mistress did not feel that her Christian charity included African Americans, only white people. - F. Cobb | I think another interesting aspect of Weld reading was that the "Cruel Mistress" was a very devoutly religious person and was actively Christian. Though this seems to be contradictory, it just shows (as previously mentioned) that slave owners did not view their slaves as people. The Cruel Mistress did not feel that her Christian charity included African Americans, only white people. - F. Cobb | ||
