History of the Constitutional Convention – Episode 20




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Summary: Ned Ryun continues his series on the Constitutional Convention. In this Episode: * Slavery, the Fugitive Slave Clause, and the Three-Fifths Compromise * A discussion on slavery, the Constitutional Convention, and the U.S. Contitution * William Lloyd Garrison and Fredrick Douglass' views on the Constitution * The divisions between North and South * An alliance between Connecticut and the Southern states over exports * An analysis of the Convention's handling of the slavery issue