Posted on Jul 28, 2020
Sen. Tom Cotton under fire for comments on slavery, attacks on NYT's 1619 Project
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In my opinion the 1619 project is based on very bad history. Slavery was always opposed in America and lasted less than 100 years after America was founded. The 1619 project tries to link slavery with racism with America. Slavery is an economic system and free blacks in America owned slaves. Racism was used as justification of slavery. Cotton is correct about the founders of America recognizing slavery as a necessary evil. There is no context for the reason slavery was allowed. The Revolutionary war was not real popular. The Revolutionaries needed every one on board to found America. There was needed wealth and support in the plantations Even the author of the 1619 admits it isn’t history.
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MSgt Michael Bischoff
John Adams view on slavery why it was not mentioned in the Declaration of Independence.
"During deliberations on the ideals of a new government discussed in the First and Second Continental Congress, John Adams was vocal about his opinion on slavery without saying that he wished to abolish the practice. While discussing trade resolutions in early 1776, Adams said that he supported a resolution to ban the further import of slaves to America. In the same year, while he was advising Thomas Jefferson on the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, Adams was happy to read Jefferson's idyllic opinions on abolition (which he never fulfilled in his own life) but was aware that such language would not pass with the Southern members of the colonial effort for independence. Sadly, Adams never acted on his moral disgust for slavery and left the question for later generations to answer on the field of battle."
http://johnadamsinfo.com/john-adams-and-slavery/89/
"During deliberations on the ideals of a new government discussed in the First and Second Continental Congress, John Adams was vocal about his opinion on slavery without saying that he wished to abolish the practice. While discussing trade resolutions in early 1776, Adams said that he supported a resolution to ban the further import of slaves to America. In the same year, while he was advising Thomas Jefferson on the drafting of the Declaration of Independence, Adams was happy to read Jefferson's idyllic opinions on abolition (which he never fulfilled in his own life) but was aware that such language would not pass with the Southern members of the colonial effort for independence. Sadly, Adams never acted on his moral disgust for slavery and left the question for later generations to answer on the field of battle."
http://johnadamsinfo.com/john-adams-and-slavery/89/
John Adams And Slavery - Was John Adams a Slave Owner? | John Adams
John Adams And Slavery - Although the Continental Congress and the Founding Fathers punted on one of the most serious issues hindering equality and liberty in the United States, many of them voiced their opinion on slavery including John Adams.
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Senator Cotton seems to be one of the few politicians that continues to speak out for America. @SSG Robert Mark Odom
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