Samuel is a white Christian minister in 1830.Like most of his contemporaries,he believes in the biblical "curse of Ham." This means that when Samuel sees an African American,he sees:
A) someone who is going to Hell,because the curse sent Ham and all his offspring to Hell.
B) a descendent of Ham,the original black man who was set apart as cursed.
C) a person who could never hold political office,because Ham was told he could never be king.
D) a person of dangerous sexuality,because the curse of Ham declared all of his descendants to be perverted.

Question

Samuel is a white Christian minister in 1830.Like most of his contemporaries,he believes in the biblical "curse of Ham." This means that when Samuel sees an African American,he sees: 
A) someone who is going to Hell,because the curse sent Ham and all his offspring to Hell. 
B) a descendent of Ham,the original black man who was set apart as cursed. 
C) a person who could never hold political office,because Ham was told he could never be king. 
D) a person of dangerous sexuality,because the curse of Ham declared all of his descendants to be perverted.

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The "curse of Ham" was a widely held belief that traced the origin of black people to Ham, who was cursed by his father Noah in the Bible. According to this belief, black people were seen as cursed and inferior. Therefore, when Samuel sees an African American, he sees a descendant of Ham, the original black man who was set apart as cursed.

Samuel Is a White Christian Minister in 1830