Pro-Slavery Catechism

April 24, 1846

Some sample lines from this::

Who was the first Negro?    Cain
How did he become so?   The Lord set a black mark upon him
Did the Southern slaves come from him?   Yes
How did they get through the flood?   O, No! They didn’t come from him; they came from Ham.
How do you know that?      Because, Ham means black.
Upon whom did Noah pronounce a curse?    Upon Ham
Does the Bible say so?     No; it says Canaan, but then it means Ham.
Does the curse make it right that the blacks should be enslaved?    Yes
Why?  Because it says they should be.
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Was Paul a good man?    Yes, he was a holy Saint
What did he do?      He sent back a runaway slave.
What was his advice, and that of the other apostles, to the slaves?
To abide in their calling, and to be obedient to their masters.
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What does US stand for?     US
Who has a right to say so?    Nobody, but the slaveholders.
What does U.S.A. stand for?    United Slaveholding America

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