Today I’m supposed to talk about how Thompson’s narrative provided conclusive evidence for the evils of slavery. While it is quite obvious that slavery is morally evil because of the premise (people being discriminated against and forced to do things against their will because of that alone), today I will talk exclusively about Thompson’s evidence.
Thompson provides extensive evidence for the system of slavery being an immoral, evil mess of human discrimination. As discussed a week ago, the preventative reinforcement employed by the masters was brutal and undeserved. Even when there was a fault at hand, the masters would punish the slaves disproportionally to the offense, clearly showing immorality within their culture.
The cruel treatment of slaves after no wrongdoing is morally evil, and every culture that allowed it should be ashamed of it. Thompson provides strong evidence for this in his autobiography.