Liberty & Slavery: The Paradox of America's Founding Fathers
Liberty & Slavery: The Paradox of America's Founding Fathers
Liberty & Slavery: The Paradox of America's Founding Fathers

Liberty & Slavery: The Paradox of America's Founding Fathers

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Our Founding Fathers yearned for a nation of individual liberty. However, the origins of America were overflowing with a deep-seated paradox. While the architects of this new nation were rallying the colonists to liberty, many were slave owners. Travel with us back in time to better understand the men responsible for America's greatest victories and most heinous sins.

Our Founding Fathers yearned for a nation of individual liberty. However, the origins of America were overflowing with a deep-seated paradox. While the architects of this new nation were rallying the colonists to liberty, many were slave owners. Travel with us back in time to better understand the men responsible for America's greatest victories and most heinous sins.

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