How the Proslavery Constitution Led to the Civil War
Year: 2013
Type: preprint
Abstract: This article explores the proslavery nature of the US Constitution and the ways in which that Constitution set the country on the road to the Civil War. The article points out that under the Constitution it was impossible to end slavery. Even to this day, in 2013, it would be impossible to amend the Constitution if all 15 of the slave states (or now former slave states) opposed the amendment. This article was first presented a symposium on the Constitution and the Civil War at Rutgers Camden Law School.
Source: SSRN Electronic Journal
Author: Paul Finkelman
Institutions: Albany Law School, Gratz College
Language: English
Field: Social Sciences
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W1482464539