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As I understand it the American founding fathers were likely racist by current standards.

They believed that slavery was necassary but were uncomfortable about it, hence the terms in the Constitution assisting slavery without mentioning it.

Some time later in the ante belum period it became dangerous to queston slavery in slave states and many argued for it as a 'positive good'.

Did this relate mainly to fear following attempts at rising or the big powor of the Cotton planter class and their huge proffit.
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