And again, that is simply
wrong. Blacks did not found this country or help found it. Those who drafted the constitutional document upon which the laws of the country are based founded it. Sorry that a simple concept of
political science escapes two of our supposed "teachers". No wonder Republicans are so opposed to their unions. Teachers seem to consistently demonstrate an inability to understand what is not written in a cheap textbook.
Did blacks help in expanding the ruling regime's territory? Sure. Did they help in creating new legislation for that territory? Sure. Were some of them present during the time the country was founded? Yes. Did they play a role in the country's foundation? No, they did not. The fact that Mellie provided
slaves as proof that there are
black founding fathers is simply more right wing revisionism of history. Slaves
do not play a role in the foundation of any nation. Why? A little word called "citizenship". We'll explore it bellow.
She's dishonest for the simple fact that
citizenship and active representation in the political system are the bare minimum of requisites for being considered a founder. As blacks, and I mean all blacks, had neither of these for nearly 70 years
after the country was
founded. It's impossible that they took a role in the foundation of anything. Why don't you try picking up a book on the basics of what it means to be a founder? Women didn't play a role in the foundation of this country either. How could they? They held none of the basic privileges which most citizens today take for granted. Neither did the French. Neither did Native Americans. It was 55 white guys who drafted a constitution establishing political and military supremacy over a given territory. Those 55 white guys granted themselves Founder status by the mere fact that they
created the basic political operating framework for the country. If you don't want to accept this then that's up to you. World history disagrees with you. :shrug:.
By the way. If you do not believe me - you can look at the most basic piece of evidence validating my argument:
Fourteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
If some blacks were founders in any capacity, why did they need an
amendment to guarantee them the same rights and privileges as the rest of the citizens and founders of this country? They must have been considered "3/5ths of a Founder".