I had heard the issue of slavery was a contentious issue during the American Revolution and subsequent constitutional conventions. Apparently slavery was adopted by the colonies in the 1600's and England finally outlawed it in 1833, well after both the Revolution and the War of 1812.
But we re-write our history all the time, and we never adequately study it. More's the shame. Some time I'd like to study up a bit on the history of debtor's prison and being judicially sentenced to indentured servitude.
There was definitely a labor shortage, actually a shortage of indentured servants, at the time of the Bill of Rights. I'm curious if that was the point where they were debating the 'blacks = 3/5ths of whites' nonsense.
I saw an item on TV last night about Congress approving a military award to a black man for exceptional service during World War 2 in Italy. And they're still trying to get proper recognition for the few remaining Tuskegee Airmen.
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Date: 2013-01-24 04:08 pm (UTC)But we re-write our history all the time, and we never adequately study it. More's the shame. Some time I'd like to study up a bit on the history of debtor's prison and being judicially sentenced to indentured servitude.
There was definitely a labor shortage, actually a shortage of indentured servants, at the time of the Bill of Rights. I'm curious if that was the point where they were debating the 'blacks = 3/5ths of whites' nonsense.
I saw an item on TV last night about Congress approving a military award to a black man for exceptional service during World War 2 in Italy. And they're still trying to get proper recognition for the few remaining Tuskegee Airmen.