The most-likely meaning of "obdurate" in this context is "stubborn." The phrase "there is no flesh in his obdurate heart" suggests that a person who is obdurate is unyielding or hardened in their feelings, particularly in relation to the suffering caused by slavery. Thus, "stubborn" is the best choice.
If any one wishes to be impressed with the soul-killing effects of slavery, let him go to Colonel Lloyd’s plantation, and, on allowance-day, place himself in the deep pine woods, and there let him, in silence, analyze the sounds that shall pass through the chambers of his soul,—and if he is not thus impressed, it will only be because “there is no flesh in his obdurate heart.”
Using context clues, what is the most-likely meaning of "obdurate"?
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accepting
accepting
stubborn
stubborn
grieving
grieving
tired
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