Is the Constitution “Pro-Slavery?”
Nikole Hannah-Jones and other 1619 acolytes have been consistently pushing the idea that the Constitution was a “pro-slavery” document. This comports to 19th century abolitionist rhetoric led by William Lloyd Garrison. To Garrison and his followers, the...
Why the Founders Couldn’t Abolish Slavery
This is the third in a series of essays defending our Constitution against unfair accusations from so-called “progressives.” The first essay rebutted the charge that the Constitution discriminated against women. The second corrected the claim that the three-fifths...
The ‘Three-Fifths Compromise’ was not based on racism
This is the second in a series of essays answering defamatory charges leveled against the U.S. Constitution. The first in the series addressed the allegation that the Constitution discriminated against women. In fact, as that essay showed, the framers took pains to...