Institution of Slavery-American History

Question: According to “George Fitzhugh’s Defence of Slavery”, why was it so important for slave-owning southerners to persuade non-slave-owners that the institution of slavery benefited them as well? Your response should be based on the reading, not on your own personal opinion. Use the terms and concepts you learned from your textbook to support your answer. Cite your source(s) using APA Style. below you can click on the link to access the textbook. https://openstax.org/details/books/us-history