[BroJoeK]

jeffersondem: "I suppose you could argue that the provisions for African slavery included in the U.S. constitution were not based on white supremacy.
In fact, I guess you already have."

Well... those provisions were included because Southern slaveholders demanded they be included and Northern abolitionists went along to preserve the Union.
That Southerners based their views on African chattel slavery on white supremacy is, of course, axiomatic.

Lincoln's views were also, by today's standards, racist but there are degrees -- despite his racism Lincoln believed slavery should be abolished, whereas Confederates took a different view.

[jeffersondem]

“That Southerners based their views on African chattel slavery on white supremacy is, of course, axiomatic.”

For the purpose of this post, let's stipulate you are correct.

Does it then follow that northerners who bought and sold chattel slaves, transported slaves on their ships, bought and sold slave produced products, and even voted to included slavery into the U.S. constitution did so based on their adherence to white supremacy?

Or, did the northern slave states embrace slavery for some purpose that is now known to be charitable?

[jeffersondem]

“Lincoln’s views were also, by today’s standards, racist but there are degrees . . .”

O.K.

Since you have introduced the concept of racist rankings, by today’s standards where would you rank Lincoln’s racism on a scale of 1 to 10 (where 10 would be bad)?