Most European people The Bible talks about Many European people

believed Black people slavery so many Christians believed that slavery

were dangerous and believed this meant slavery gave African people a
would harm white people. was acceptable. higher purpose.

American slave-owners Most British people were

believed that enslaved Protestant Christians, and
Black people were not they believed that God
human; that they were approved of slavery, as
more like animals, and that
there were examples of
white people were superior.
slavery in the Bible.

Most Europeans Most Europeans believed

believed that Black that Black people were
people were not as lazy and needed to be
intelligent as white told what to do,
people, and that they otherwise they would be
needed telling what to unproductive.
do, like children.