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Slavery in the Constitution
Constitutional and legal historian Paul Finkelman explains the critical role slavery played in the founding of the United States and how the politics of slavery shaped the U.S. Constitution in ways that are still evident...
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Slavery in the Constitution is an episode from Teaching Hard History: American Slavery by Learning for Justice. Constitutional and legal historian Paul Finkelman explains the critical role slavery played in the founding of the United States...
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Published Nov 4, 2025, 40:38 long, audio available.
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Constitutional and legal historian Paul Finkelman explains the critical role slavery played in the founding of the United States and how the politics of slavery shaped the U.S. Constitution in ways that are still evident today. Join host Hasan Kwame Jeffries, Ph.D., and Learning for Justice, a project of the Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC). (This episode originally aired in Apr. 2018.) Visit the new resource page for this episode (2025) , which includes essential ideas and teaching recommendations from the conversation, updated resources, and a complete transcript.
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Published Nov 4, 2025 and 40:38 long