Re:The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro (1852)
by spaginal on Thursday July 05, 2018 @10:47AM
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That’s a much larger argument I agree. You could also argue the high level of citizen taxation combined with record deficit spending in our country could be further evidence that the goal posts simply shifted.
Re:The Meaning of July Fourth for the Negro (1852)
by krapp on Thursday July 05, 2018 @11:19AM
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I won't go so far as to imply that the American justice system is intended to further the institution of slavery with a racially biased system of laws and law enforcement that results in disproportionate black incarceration.
But... it is telling that the US just couldn't bring itself to let go of slavery entirely.
Not entirely... the 13th amendment makes an exception for "punishment for crime whereof the party shall have been duly convicted."
Meaning slavery as a private institution is outlawed in the US, but the government is allowed to keep as many slaves as it wants, provided it convicts them of a crime first.