Week Six: The Constitution and Slavery — Part Two

I can only say that there is not a man living who wishes more sincerely than I do to see a plan adopted for the abolition of slavery
— George Washington, April 12, 1786, in a letter to Robert Morris

In this week’s conversation, Isaacson and Ellis explore how the compromises over slavery made at Philadelphia made ratification of our Constitution possible, but quite possibly, put America on the path to Civil War..

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Week Five: The Constitution and Slavery — Part One