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Walther did not advocate slavery nor did he advocate emancipation during that part of the pre-Civil War era that he lived in America (1839-1860). Walther was not a slave holder in Missouri, which was a "slave state" from 1820-1865. Walther opposed the Abolitionists' insistence that slavery was forbidden in the Bible. Walther wanted to set the record straight on what the Bible actually taught concerning slavery. No doubt there were some persons in America who used what Walther wrote on this subject in order to bolster their support of the continuance of slavery; however, this was beyond Walther's intent in presenting what he believed to be biblical doctrine on the subject. Walther opposed the misuse of the Bible by anyone, Abolitionists and advocates of slavery alike. drboisclair08:01, 9 November 2005 (UTC)[reply]
Not just Walther, but few -- if any -- of the Saxon immigrants were slave holders; they worked their land themselves, and many served in the Union Army during the Civil War. The book Zion on the Mississippi also remarks how disgusted they were upon seeing slaves being traded. Tcschenks15:36, 4 August 2006 (UTC)[reply]
