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Slavery Is Disgraceful
I don't agree with this law, because whites didn't consider slaves as people, but instead property. So, it was "disgraceful" for a white man to lay with "something" that isn't well dressed, endures labor all day for free, and isn't white; not the fact the man had a wife, & family. However, many slave owners sexually abused their slaves, and it's quite unfair that no one cares for justice of these women; no one was concerned for these women.Not only it should've be unlawful, because it took someone for granted, it is also unlawful according to the Bible; not because he lays with a slave, but it is considered adultery. As we know from prior events of colonizing the 'New World' one of the reasons were to expand Christianity, but whites began to abuse the word of God. Since black slaves weren't allowed to read nor white, and possibly at the time didn't understand the English language, whites took advantage of this weakness. They implemented their own rules into the Bible, so not only did Davis "abuse himself" he also dishonored God and Christianity "by defiling his body in lying with a negro." The people didn't care if the man was married, it was the idea of being with a slave, nevertheless they didn't consider her life itself if she was married, or even abused. Blacks continued to be treated unfairly even when the law changed, and the Act XII, if a white man was to lie with a slave and a child is born, the child would be born into slavery. …show more content…
Not only is it unfair to the mother, because she never had a say whether if she would want to lie with him or even have a child, and most of all it is unfair to the child because, he/she didn't have a

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