Slavery and its results

Slavery and its results, a book by Alfred H. Benners, is a small book consisting of around 60 or more pages and was written about slavery, and the implications the outcome of the civil war had from the perspective of one of the descendants of slave owners in the 1920s. In truth, the book itself is not as unbiased or factual as the title seems to imply, but rather more an explanation of slavery and its results of slavery from one man’s perspective. In the beginning, he issues an Author’s note where he admits that the book is his personal recollection of slavery in the south and that it is in part defending his ancestral roots (of slave owners) and the south. By doing this, he sets the tone of the book, creating a more peaceful attack which demonstrates the growth of some southerners, considering the aggressive, racist, and violent approach others (most likely including the grandfather for whom the book is dedicated to) took to display their anger with the north. While many of course would disagree with the finer points that he makes, such as the treatment of slaves in the south and the statues in government which he believed were upheld, it his generally peaceful intentions that allow the reader to feel a sense of progression.  He then continues and talks of his experience of slavery, the treatment of slaves, citing some stories as evidence and focuses on the importance of racial castes, which according to Benners is the beneficial for all races involved because under that caste system “power and dominion of the stronger and worthier races has been stimulated and maintained” (Benners, Pg.36).