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#1324

Our Great Founding Fathers Put Slavery on the Road to Extinction

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After 3 votes and with 3 points ahead, the winner is...

mairj23
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they alowed it to continue thats all you need to know they were all criminals

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@billbatard

I agree. The way these people think and how they try to rationalize things is unreal.

besides who cares about a bunch of old dead white men

they did no such thing they condoned it they owned slaves

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@Cogent_Cognizer

While this is true, most of the Founding Fathers wanted slavery to end, even many of those who held slaves themselves. It is even amazing that the small minority who were pro-slavery agreed with motions that they knew would end slavery.

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@TheAtheist

I am basing it on Madison's record of the debates in the Constitutional Convention, the Constitution and what our Founding Fathers writings.

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@Cogent_Cognizer

My thoughts exactly.

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@GeneralGrant

I think you should be more specific. Many founders were pro-slavery, so since you didn't specify which ones you're talking about, then con can simply bring up someone like John Rutledge or something.

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@GeneralGrant

What historical documents are you basing this on?