Passages such as this meant that pro-slavery advocates often seemed to have the better part of the argument, at least in terms of scriptural support.

During that same month Barnave, a pro-slavery advocate, delivered his report on maintaining the slave trade.

In Arkansas, Boudinot became active as a pro-slavery advocate in the Democratic Party, the majority position of party members.

At the seminary, Gibbs studied under Charles Hodge a pro-slavery advocate.

But pro-slavery advocates fought back with pro-slavery settlers from Missouri.

Murder, rape, mayhem, robbery, and arson were committed by bold free-state and pro-slavery advocates in the name of their cause.

John Brown was a militant abolitionist who advocated guerrilla warfare to combat pro-slavery advocates.

Slack served in the Missouri General Assembly, where he was noted as a strong pro-slavery advocate.

Passages in the Bible have historically been used by both pro-slavery advocates and slavery abolitionists to support their respective views.

The Epistle to Philemon has become an important text in regard to slavery, being used by pro-slavery advocates as well as by abolitionists.