This sounds like a great idea!

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Americans love to slobber all over that little piece of paper called The Constitution. But, this was a document made by white, straight, slave owning males - FOR white, straight, slave owning males. I couldn't give a single fuck about that document and whenever some right-winger tries to use it as a shield to make any sort of political point, I cringe.

Two of the signers had been involved with slavery, though by the time of the drafting of the Constitution were abolitionists: Robert Morris, Benjamin Franklin. Gouverneur Morris (according to James Madison) spoke openly against slavery during the constitutional convention. Alexander Hamilton was an abolitionist. Wikipedia says Roger Sherman was opposed to slavery in his personal beliefs. Rufus King was an abolitionist.

John Langdon assisted Oney Judge*, Martha Washington's fugitive slave, to escape recapture.

John Dickinson, once the largest slave holder in Delaware, had freed his slaves before the constitutional convention. In later life he was active as an abolitionist. Likewise Richard Bassett had freed his slaves and become an abolitionist.

The Wikipedia biographies of most other signers make no mention of slaves or slavery. Some signers, sadly, such as Washington were noted slaveholders.

I grant you the little piece of paper is a white male document. You shouldn't go around making assumptions of people's orientation.


*As an aside on religious education, "Oney said she had received no education under the Washingtons, nor religious instruction." She became a devout Christian only later in life.