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Originally posted by Gortexfogg
Many of our forefathers may have owned slaves, but they were not all racist jerks. It was debated whether slavery would be allowed in the newly formed US. They decided it would be too much of a problem to work out (since they had numerous others at hand). And our constitution states all men (no definition of color) are created equal.
Our forefather's ideals weren't dominated by slavery, but by money and freedom.
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that doesnt make any sense. i dont think they decided it would be a problem and continued to enslave people. slavery played a big part in making the United States what it is today! i think it was pretty obvious they meant "White men" are created equal, since the black man was oppressed for over 100 years after the creation of the const.