Enslaved People Invoke Declaration
29:44–31:35 · 111s
Adam Smith explains how enslaved Americans immediately used the Declaration's language of equality to sue for their own freedom, turning revolutionary rhetoric back on the revolutionaries.
29:44–31:35 · 111s
Adam Smith explains how enslaved Americans immediately used the Declaration's language of equality to sue for their own freedom, turning revolutionary rhetoric back on the revolutionaries.
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