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This 6 page paper looks at two opinions on this topic from scholars James McPherson and Stanley Elkins. Their works are compared and contrasted. Bibliography lists 2 sources.
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slavery affects the U.S. now and its meaning are things often in disagreement. Two opinions from scholars come from James McPherson and Stanley Elkins. McPherson is rather neutral and at
least tries to remain objective. Elkins evaluates the institution sociologically, and claims that the effects of American slavery are readily apparent today. What are the points of agreement and
disagreement between the two authors concerning the institution of slavery? Elkins (1969) contends that slavery is an institution that shaped the future of black people. By having them listen to
the white man for so long, a culture of dependency would arise (Elkins, 1969). He compared them with survivors of the Holocaust, suggesting that the culture in which the black
people were raised, as slaves, turned them into people who would be dependent for the long haul (Elkins, 1969). Slaves were like children who simply did what they were told
and they hardly opposed their owners (Elkins, 1969). This is of course understandable. Salves were beaten and harmed. While in those days children were allowed to also be physically disciplined,
it is likely that no love exuded from the slave punishment sessions as it might from disciplining an unruly child. The opinion of Elkins (1969) is not shared by
most. Most people do not blame the institution of slavery for everything that has gone wrong since. McPherson (1992) for example, takes a much more pragmatic approach in outlining slavery.
For this author, it seems that slavery was a given. McPherson (1992) is, above all, a Civil War historian who does comment a great deal about slavery. But he sees
it as simply a part of history. In fact, he notes that there are many who sympathize with the slaves and wanted to end slavery (McPherson, 1992). Some today might
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