A Contradictory Constitution: Forgotten Hypocrisies in the Blueprint of Democracy

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2008-06-11Author
Knitt, Joseph
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Rowland, Thomas
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The following essay investigates the contradictions of the modern concepts
linked to the U.S. Constitution and the actual ideologies of those who wrote it.
While it may be viewed as a beacon of modern democracy today, it contains several
contradictory and outright racist portions pertaining to Blacks. Although those
contradictions and racist laws have been rectified, it is important that we remember
they are still in there. If we cannot learn from the mistakes of those before us, we will
more than likely make those same mistakes again.
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United States--Constitution
US Constitution
Democracy
Racial equality
Blacks--Race identity
Racism
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Oshkosh Scholar, Volume 3, 2008, pp. 26-33.
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