This is a book review from the pages of “The North American Review” concerning a British volume titled, “Does the Bible Sanction American Slavery” was written by a well known anti-imperialist of the time named Goldwin Smith (1823-1910).
“Is African slavery, as it exists in our Southern states, an evil or a good thing? Is it, or is it not, consistent with a high sense of duty to man and to God, and with the requirements of that state of Christian civilization which the foremost nations of the world have reached?”
The second part of the article is available upon request.
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