clause is pro slavery, the three fifth clause is ambiguous but somewhat pro slavery. then there the clause that ended the international slave trade, so that would seem to have an anti-slavery tendency. but they say the founders were pro slavery. they also start to say in the 1830s, this was the first time this argument is really made in any sustained way, they say that slavery is good for black people. that they are benefiting from the institution of slavery. they say that they are learning about the work ethic. well, yes. if you are forced to labor in the fields all day, six days a week, you know, you re doing tremendous amounts of back breaking work all of your life yes, you will learn about the work ethic. they say it s good for slaves to come to america and be exposed to christianity. they say that since black people are inferior to whites it s just good for inferior people to be around their superiors. this is an openly elitist argument. they say that white people especi
and there has been some debate among historians exactly what she said. but sojourner truth was pointing out the inconsistencies in the criticisms of that were directed at female reformers and woman s rights activists. the official ideology of the 19th century is that men are different from women and women are delicate, weak and inferior and have to be protected. sojourner truth says in this extraordinary speech, nobody ever protected me. she s talking about the hypocrisy underlying it all. now, are there any questions about the woman s rights movement or abolition before we move on to the pro slavery argument? lee. are there any books that are still published as far as like the autobiography of frederick douglas? oh, sure. you mean memoirs by abolitionists? oh, yeah. cassius clay published a memoir, elizabeth cady stanton published one. there are lots of citations. you want me to give you some after class? okay. yeah. these are often very verbal people, highly verbal, h