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American conservatism circa 1776 (lemmy.world)
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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 month ago

Genuine question as a non American, if they were really staunch abolitionists why didn’t they abolish slavery when they created the US?

The Founding Fathers are just the most prominent and praised figures involved with our founding. Unfortunately, the actual foundation of America is based around compromises with hundreds of people, most of whom were not abolitionists, themselves representing literal millions, who were likewise not abolitionists.