During the Antebellum Period, several essays in the Presbyterian
perspective were published on religious morals regarding slavery. Whether they
were from the North or the South, slaveholders created their own antislavery ideology
with their insights on republicanism. But historians have concluded these
essays show a struggle with finding “middle ground” on slaves’ rights.
In the second half of the 20th century, several
Americans were against the Civil Rights movement because they have accepted the
proslavery state of the country. The Southern Baptists were known to be strong
proslavery supporters.
