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A More or Less Perfect Union, A Personal Exploration by Judge Douglas Ginsburg
Slavery and the Constitution
Even the framers of the constitution recognized that slavery was against the values of the American revolution. So why did most of the nation's founding fathers own slaves? Judge Douglas Ginsburg sheds some light on the subject.
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Discover how the Constitution is under assault and the battle to preserve our liberty.
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Delve into the ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution known as the Bill of Rights.
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Examine the the creation of the document that protects our liberties.