Abolitionists pushed back on the system of enslavement by witnessing the brutality of slavery and instructing the public of its cruelty while whites in the south disagreed. Mainly in the south, proslavery was very prominent and argued upon heavily. Under the “Proslavery” section of Eric Foner’s textbook, it states that “Fewer and fewer white southerners shared the view, common among the founding fathers, that slavery was, at best, a ‘necessary evil.’ ” By using the phrase “at best,” it shows that the founding fathers believed that the best possible way to label slavery was a “necessary evil” and by whites in the south disagreeing, they clearly so no harm in it. It is truly amazing that these slaveholders could brutally hurt these enslaved people but then believe that it was …show more content…
She had a clear understanding of what slavery was and was able to see its awful effects on enslaved people. She also uses ethos in an attempt to make her audience feel sympathy for what the slaves went through. She says how she saw slavery’s “destructiveness to human happiness.” This phrase makes the audience feel bad for what enslaved people endured and how their happiness was obstructed due to the conditions of their lives. Angelina also states that slavery had “demoralizing influences.” Here, she explains how enslaved people were treated so harshly that they even began to lose hope. Slavery influenced the enslaved people negatively and to the point where they saw no solution. They felt as if they had to just accept their lives as is. Angelina’s goal was to show her audience how helpless enslaved people felt and how unfairly they were treated. She also wanted her audience to understand that it was an awful institution that needed to be