“All other facts are not nearly so dynamic as that some of the 13 colonies were trying to move away from the slave situation and were held back intentionally.”
But after the Revolutionary War all 13 American states voted to adopt a pro-slavery U.S. Constitution. Unanimously.
It is kind of hard to blame the British for the fact that New York, New Jersey, New Hampshire, Connecticut, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts, Maryland, Delaware, and Rhode Island all voted for a pro-slavery U.S. Constitution.
Virginia, North and South Carolina, and Georgia also voted to include slavery in the Constitution. Don’t ever forget to cast four thirteenths responsibility in that direction.
I figured there was something ridiculous working through here. If what you say is true, if the Constitution is indeed pro-slavery, then there is no such thing as American Exceptionalism. Since it’s pro-slavery as you say, that makes the Constitution racist. That also puts you in agreement with the New York Times 1619 Project.
You might want to consider the ramifications and the logical conclusions that necessarily are the result of the statements you’ve made.
To be clear, I agree with Douglass: The Constitution is anti-slavery. As such, there is American Exceptionalism. And I say the 1619 Project is full of it.