Murican History: Listening to Both Sides of the Story

What do ancient slavery and American slavery have in common? Let's find out.

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Article 1, Section 9 (Importation Clause)

The Migration or Importation of such Persons as any of the States now existing shall think proper to admit, shall not be prohibited by the Congress prior to the Year one thousand eight hundred and eight, but a Tax or duty may be imposed on such Importation, not exceeding ten dollars for each Person.

Article 4, section 2 (Fugitive Slave Clause)

No Person held to Service or Labour in one State, under the Laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in Consequence of any Law or Regulation therein, be discharged from such Service or Labour, but shall be delivered up on Claim of the Party to whom such Service or Labour may be due.

Preamble

We the People of the United States, in Order to form a more perfect Union, establish Justice, insure domestic Tranquility, provide for the common defence, promote the general Welfare, and secure the Blessings of Liberty to ourselves and our Posterity, do ordain and establish this Constitution for the United States of America.

ARTICLE I, SECTION 2, CLAUSE 3 (Three-fifths Clause)

Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons.

References for Ancient Slavery:

Thomas, Hugh. The Slave Trade: The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade: 1440-1870 . Simon & Schuster. Kindle Edition. Loc 492, 253, 355, 430.

Davis, David Brion, The Problem of Slavery in Western Culture (New York: Cornell University Press). Page 47, 49, 56.

Advocated by Thomas Jefferson, James Madison, James Monroe, Andrew Jackson, Francis Scott Key, Henry Clay, and Abraham Lincoln. Try to convince me it's not important to study.

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(Use this link to view the first annual report of the American Colonization Society: https://www.loc.gov/item/91898198/) 

(Also, read pages 13,19, 29-30)

American Society For Colonizing The Free People Of Colour Of The United States & Daniel Murray Pamphlet Collection. (1819) The first annual report of the American Society for Colonizing the Free People of Colour in the United States: and the proceedings of the Society at their annual meeting in the city of Washington, on the first day of January. Washington: Printed by D. Rapine. [Pdf] Retrieved from the Library of Congress, https://www.loc.gov/item/91898198/.

(Used to cover James Madison and his relationship to the American Colonization Society)

(Reference for Abraham Lincoln, James Madison, James Monroe, and Thomas Jefferson on their relationship to the American Colonization Society)

(Reference for Abraham Lincoln’s relationship to American Colonization Society)

(Reference for Henry Clay as a slaveowner)

(Reference for Andrew Jackson as a slaveowner)

Greenberg, Amy S.. A Wicked War (p. 25). Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group. Kindle Edition.

(Reference for Maine’s involvement in slave trade)

Han, C. (2020, February 17). Maine's Role in the Slave Trade: Little-Known History of Slave Trading in New England. Main Public. Retrieved November 27, 2020, from https://www.mainepublic.org/post/maines-role-slave-trade-little-known-history-slave-trading-new-england

(Covers Massachusetts, Rhode Island, New Hampshire, Connecticut, ELIZABETH FREEMAN and PHILLIS WHEATLEY)

New England Historical Society. How The Slave Trade Took Root in New England. New England Historical Society.  https://www.newenglandhistoricalsociety.com/slave-trade-took-root-new-england

(Reference for Rhode Island’s involvement in slave trade)

McDurmon, Joel. The Problem of Slavery in Christian America: An Ethical-Judicial History of American Slavery and Racism (p. 21, 24-26). Devoted Books. Kindle Edition.

All ideas are created from human beings and then spread. These ideologies create cultural traditions which give the culture an identity. Want to solve a cultural problem? Validate the identity, acknowledge its existence, find out its origins and then inspire change.

0:00-4:51 = Explaining Jim Crow (the origin)

4:51-7:37 = Jim Crow Etiquette 

The rest is additional info.

Sources:

Pilgrim, David. Understanding Jim Crow: Using Racist Memorabilia to Teach Tolerance and Promote Social Justice (p. 38, 40 ,42, 50-53). PM Press. Kindle Edition.

Here is the truth behind pre-modern slavery:

- It wasn't always about race

- It wasn't always about cotton

- Yes, clergymen (priests) were involved

- Yes, African chieftains in African were involved

- Some historians point out that it started in the Mediterranean Sea and shifted to the Atlantic Slave Trade (we'll never know the real origin behind slavery)

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When we say "Government" whom are we actually referring? Is it a "Big Brother" entity? Is the government shared? We have too many terms and words that we know in context; however, we do not exactly define them to search for their specific meaning. Is the government really fair its people? That is for you to decide. Make sure you have evidence to back up your claim: no evidence, no value.

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What is the difference? Becoming the President/Vice President is a popularity contest. Can there really be two different ways of winning this supreme Executive position? You will also learn a brief amount about the historical Compromise of 1877 that landed Rutherford B. Hayes the presidency.