In the antebellum South slave owners defended slavery by the belief that they were saving Africans from savagery, converting them to Christianity, and improving their quality of life. These rationalizations of slavery are called ________.

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The rationalizations of slavery described in the question are examples of ideologies - overarching beliefs and values that shape an individual's or society's views and actions. The other choices (censorship, hypotheses, compartmentalization) do not accurately describe the concept being referred to in the question.

In the Antebellum South Slave Owners Defended Slavery by the Belief