Why Did the Artist Include Both the Biblical Quotation "Thou

question 27

Multiple Choice

Why did the artist include both the biblical quotation "Thou shalt not deliver unto the master his servant which has escaped from his master unto thee…" and the opening from the Declaration of Independence that declares all men are created equal on this image showing the effects of the Fugitive Slave Act?

• A) to show that property should be returned to its rightful owner
• B) to demonstrate that slavery was a violation of both religious and republican tenets
• C) to appease Southerners whose slaves had run away to freedom
• D) to prove that slavery was a principle believed in by biblical patriarchs