Thread. Abolitionism was not what it would be 70 years later, bondage was much more globally accepted, & many of the Framers had only recently begun thinking about the morality of slavery in the aftermath of the Revolution. But it *was* contested at the Convention. https://twitter.com/JayCostTWS/status/1211733770300207105 …
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Yep. Founding-era abolitionism is a fascinating & uneven topic, but there was a lot of ferment & activity in that period.
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Slavery was and is immoral. Allowing our fellow citizens to sleep on the streets or go underfed and malnourished is equally immoral.
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