During the Antebellum Period, several essays in the Presbyterian perspective were published on religious morals regarding slavery. Whether they were from the North or the South, slaveholders created their own antislavery ideology with their insights on republicanism. But historians have concluded these essays show a struggle with finding “middle ground” on slaves’ rights.
In the second half of the 20th century, several Americans were against the Civil Rights movement because they have accepted the proslavery state of the country. The Southern Baptists were known to be strong proslavery supporters.