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Paradox Of Slavery And Freedom

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The circumstances surrounding the paradox of slavery and freedom as it relates to the American constitution, there are many different circumstances that surrounded the slavery and freedom in American society and the constitution. Slavery, practically enabled colonies to flourish, the intertwined and independent. The American paradox is a “perverse symbiosis of freedom and slavery” to support freedom for all but African slaves. Due to some social distinctions in some daily practices, and institutional forms, the discriminations of indentured white servants and farina slaves. Also, Virginia enacted a type of tax law that justified racial basis in slavery, thus Virginia practically paved the way for slavery to begin in the American colonies. as America developed as its own, The Constitution and states had many disagreements, those Americans that devoted their time to have the freedom of all whites in the United States and have African slaves. …show more content…

The creation of the American Paradox was a made up by Thomas Jefferson, in the first draft of the Declaration of independence, he used that moment to give a written sympathy to “those men and women in bondage”, though it was denied it. Although Jefferson had slavery himself, he showed some sympathy for the idea of slavery in The Declaration of Independence. As, this was going on the white Americans practically leveled themselves above all other racial groups, thus making them believe that they were above African slaves. The paradox begins with wanting everyone to be free in America, but not everyone was free, it placed limits on the African slaves’ freedom. Though states did revise laws and code were enacted like The Code Noir of 1724 (The Black Code), those laws and code protected the African slaves to a degree, but not

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