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The US constitution precedes the abolition movements by almost a century, slavery was widely accepted by the time the senate was created. This is false and revi
by elzbardico 5y ago
The US constitution precedes the abolition movements by almost a century, slavery was widely accepted by the time the senate was created. This is false and revisionist.
The reality is that the early US was a lot more similar to a federation of independent states at its birth than today. A senate ensured the spirit of a federation would be kept.
- nullstyle 5y ago"A True History of The United States": https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/612519/a-true-history-of-the-united-states-by-daniel-a-sjursen/ https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/612519/a-true-histo... This book definitely agrees with GP and disagrees with you. You might want to check it out.
- elzbardico 5y agoThanks. it has true in the title. it definitely is the ultimate source of truth. Geez guys, just because ONE book says something it doesn't mean you have to believe it as the gospel.
- nullstyle 5y agoJesus Christ this community has fallen to shit. Shame on you
- throw10920 5y agoInteresting, I want to believe you, but while the Constitution was signed in 1787[1], while the first state that partially abolished slavery (PA) did so a few years earlier, in 1780. Was Pennsylvania not necessarily representative of the majority population? (the next few states abolishing slavery definitely come a few years later) [1] https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/our-government/the-constitution/#:~:text=On%20September%2017%2C%201787%2C%2039,slavery%20and%20the%20slave%20trade https://www.whitehouse.gov/about-the-white-house/our-governm.... [2] https://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/2012/12/before-there-were-red-and-blue-states-there-were-free-states-and-slave-states/comment-page-1/#:~:text=In%201780%2C%20Pennsylvania%20became%20the,by%20judicial%20decree%20in%201783 https://law.marquette.edu/facultyblog/2012/12/before-there-w....