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To: fortheDeclaration
The DOI was rejected because slavery in the Pre Civil War South was seen as a positive not a negative.

Doesn't even make sense.

49 posted on 10/28/2004 10:53:12 PM PDT by stainlessbanner (For Liberty!)
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To: stainlessbanner
The DOI was rejected because slavery in the Pre Civil War South was seen as a positive not a negative. Doesn't even make sense.

The Colonial Southerners did not doubt that all men were created equal in the sense of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, that is why they saw slavery as an evil

Remember Jefferson wanted to accuse the King of bringing slavery to the colonies?

Slavery thus, was never seen as contradicting the Declaration.

The Pre-Civil War South did reject the premise of all men were created equal, hence slavery became a positive good to be fought for.

Make sense now?

53 posted on 10/28/2004 11:45:28 PM PDT by fortheDeclaration
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