with racism. (255) American Stories, implies Fitzhugh views were not only paternalistic but racist.
Fitzhugh uses the bible to justify why blacks are more suited to slavery. John Green, Slavery: (US #13
also mentions how the bible was used to justify slavery. Fitzhughs many arguments supplied the
support for average whit southerner to insist upon the supremacy of his or her race, Chapter 11:
Lecture-3.
1. How does Fitzhugh compare slavery of his day to slavery of ancient Rome or Greece?
He states that the slavery of the past more resembles our wardship and apprenticeship, than
ordinary domestic slavery. Also law permitted citizens to own slaves.
2. Does Fitzhugh see race as an important factor in terms of slavery? Explain
To quote Fitzhugh, negro slavery has no other claims over other forms of slavery, except that
from inferiority. Presumed inferiority was his major reason, along with his reasoning that the
master and slave should be of different races. To quote, the wider the distance the better, as
the slave will feel less mortified by his position.
3.