The justification of slavery itself through the sins of Ham was well suited to the ideological interests of the elite; with the emergence of the slave trade, its racialized version justified the exploitation of African labour.
Pembenaran perbudakan itu sendiri melalui dosa Ham cocok dengan kepentingan ideologis orang-orang elit; dengan munculnya perdagangan budak, versi rasialnya membenarkan eksploitasi tenaga kerja Afrika.