[js1138]

I would say that the right to be free was endowed at creation. So, why did the Constitution allow for slavery?

If the right not to be a slave was endowed at creation, why is slavery explicitly sanctioned in Leviticus?

(from dictionary.com -- sanction: Authoritative permission or approval that makes a course of action valid. See Synonyms at permission.

[Tribune7]

You answer my question I'll answer your question.