
Originally Posted by
Sinfix_15
The constitution acknowledges and protects the rights that i have. It did not and does not give me rights. The government is a representation of a free civilization. They are essentially an employee. Black people were always free.... the american government didnt give black people their freedom, they just acknowledged the freedom they already had a lot slower than they should have. Something that might have been expedited if every black person was armed and capable of defending themselves.
Slavery is a good example of what a government is capable of when they have too much power and no threat of resistance from it's people.