Opression of the Constitution
In the 1800’s slavery was the most treacherous degrading and spiteful act ever forced on any human being in the United States. Stripping an individual of equality, education, and freedom because of their skin color is something that America was accustomed to during this time. The idea of educating the slaves was simply un heard of. The everlasting effects of slavery would be embed on blacks, spiritually, psychologically, and politically, but were not taken into consideration. It was not only black slaves brought over from Africa and stripped of their African identity, but also Native Americans, and the women of the very white men that took liberty and justice from blacks and Native Americans. These three different groups of people all shared a part in the oppression of the Constitution, that was supposed to set everyone free. Slaves were not thought of as human beings, but merely animals that perform a task of working hard, and had no feelings what so ever. President Thomas Jefferson wrote a speech addressed to the Administration of Justice called Notes on Virginia. In this speech Jefferson thought that blacks by nature were inferior to whites. He states: “They have less hair on the face and body. The secrete less by t
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Approximate Word count = 1664
Approximate Pages = 7 (250 words per page double spaced)
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