What a thoughtful and thought-provoking rumination of America's horrific experience with slavery! Thank you. Ironically, the Founders' were challenged by one of their very best to put this issue to rest. George Mason, after full participation in its creation, declined to sign the Constitution. His two major objections were its lack of a "bill of rights" subsequently corrected, and its failure to do away with Slavery. He said that such a failure would doom our nation to unfathomable tragedy. And so it has....
What a thoughtful and thought-provoking rumination of America's horrific experience with slavery! Thank you. Ironically, the Founders' were challenged by one of their very best to put this issue to rest. George Mason, after full participation in its creation, declined to sign the Constitution. His two major objections were its lack of a "bill of rights" subsequently corrected, and its failure to do away with Slavery. He said that such a failure would doom our nation to unfathomable tragedy. And so it has....
Thanks, Tom, for this very important note about George Mason.