Rushdoony argued transatlantic slavery increased Black freedom.

Evidence

Rushdoony’s admiration for southern Christian orthodoxy was such that he adopted a forgiving attitude toward certain forms of slavery. In books such as Politics of Guilt and Pity and The Institutes of Biblical Law, which is essentially an 890-page disquisition on “the heresy of democracy” and the first of a three-volume series under the same title, he makes the case that “the move from Africa to America was a vast increase of freedom for the Negro, materially and spiritually as well as personally.” — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers, 459

Categorization

• XREF: connects to: Rushdoony equated welfare-state programs with slavery of Black Americans. — Katherine Stewart, The Power Worshippers: Inside the…, 461; Early slave apologists framed enslavement as an improvement over African freedom. — Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning: The…, 55; Slavery expanded sharply after independence despite gradual Northern abolition. — Nikole Hannah-Jones et al., The 1619 Project: A New American Origin…, 1255

Broader Connections

• Early slave apologists framed enslavement as an improvement over African freedom. #exemplifies (0.82) — Ibram X. Kendi, Stamped from the Beginning, 55
• Slavery expanded sharply after independence despite gradual Northern abolition. #qualifies (0.72) — Nikole Hannah-Jones et al., The 1619 Project, 1255