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> [“American slavery was specifically racist slavery. It could not exist apart from racism, and could not be separated from it. Slavery was a massive institution, but its evil was only enabled by the constraints of law and power. Change the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-mcdurmon/american-slavery-was-specifically-racist-slavery-it-could-not-exist/)

Joel McDurmon

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## Other authors on American slavery

- [Abraham Lincoln 19 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/american-slavery/abraham-lincoln/)

## More by Joel McDurmon

> [“Love is not coercion, and the state is only an agent of coercion. It has no other function and can work no other way.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-mcdurmon/love-is-not-coercion-and-the-state-is-only-an-agent-of-coercion-it/)

Joel McDurmon

> [ “\[T\]he suppression of injustice with greater injustice only fuels righteous indignation, which will spread even if only maintained by a righteous few.” ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-mcdurmon/t-he-suppression-of-injustice-with-greater-injustice-only-fuels/)

Joel McDurmon

> [“American slavery was specifically racist slavery. It could not exist apart from racism, and could not be separated from it. Slavery was a massive…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-mcdurmon/american-slavery-was-specifically-racist-slavery-it-could-not-exist/)

Joel McDurmon

> [“While slaveowners worked vigorously to allow slaves only so much biblical teaching as to make them good, docile, submissive slaves, even the most basic…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/joel-mcdurmon/while-slaveowners-worked-vigorously-to-allow-slaves-only-so-much/)

Joel McDurmon

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