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...... RELIGION: What influences did the church have on America during the slavery era? McPherson writes that Protestantism in the North (McPherson 16) had reform movements within its structure in the first third of the 19th Century pushing for the purification of society from the evils of drunkenness, prostitution, ignorance and above all, slavery. Roman Catholic values were more conservative than Protestant values, McPherson explains. The Catholic Church opposed the ferment of reform that Protestants carried into the streets. In other words, McPherson is saying that the Catholics (under the influence of the Pope in Italy) were not in favor of abolishing slavery. Dont rock the boat; dont jump on the antislavery bandwagon
On pages 40-41, McPherson discusses the Second Great Awakening which was led in the north and asserted All Americans wereaccountable for the sin of slavery so long as one American held slaves (McPherson 40). In the famous publication, Liberator (January, 1831), the antislavery editorial stated: I do not wish to think, or speak, or write with moderation. No! No! I am in earnest I will not equivocate I will not excuse I will not retreat a single inch AND I WILL BE HEARD.

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