The Slave Narratives: Is Slavery Justified?

Even though Frederick Douglass was a son of a white slave-owner, but because his mother was a slave he was born a slave. This was normal in this era. It is known that slave owners had sex with the slaves in order to have a higher number of slaves. Early in life, Douglass saw all horrors and cuelity of slavery but he directed his spoken attack not only against bad attitude to slaves but also against the institution of slavery in general. In his Narrations he wanted to give his readers true information about the institution of slavery. As he states in his book: "The slave narratives emerged from obscurity and became a major tool by which historians were able to open the world the slaves made-their folk life, religious expression, modes of resistance, and psychological survival" (Douglass, 13). He uses an example of his personal story in order to show that such practice as slavery can not exist in normal society or be justified by any means.
Justifing the practice of slavery, the Northeners and Southeners had different arguments. Examples of his life were used to prove that slavery can not be justified by any mens. The first argument was a religious one. Proponents of slavery stated that this practice was described in the Bible. Douglass and other abolitionists proved that slavery broke the fundamental laws of the Bible. Among the main arguments of those who supported slavery, was economical reasons. They believed that slavery was necessary to provide economic development of the country. It was easy for Douglass to shatter the economical argument by giving examples of the Northeners that were wealthier with out the aid of