Author Description

Thornton Stringfellow (1788-1869) was the reverend of Stevensburg Baptist Church in Culpeper County, Virginia. He is perhaps best known for his condoning African American slavery. His works include: A Brief Examination of Scripture Testimony on the Institution of Slavery (1850), Scriptural and Statistical Views in Favor of Slavery (1856) and Slavery: Its Origin, Nature, and History (1861).