Rcacism and slavery in early America

Despite the fact that most American politicians knew the incarceration of blacks against their will was unreasonable, unjust, dishonorable and morally inadequate, the notion of white-supremacy allowed slavery to become one of the single biggest components of American society throughout the country’s’ infant years. Simply put, these commonly commemorated political leaders were white supremacists who were unwilling to give up their first-class rank in society, or to consider African Americans as being equal members of their society. If one of these men did happen to question slavery, it was merely to insure the economic prosperity of the country as a whole, and not to secure the civil liberties of African Americans. This truth can best be seen in the personal writings of one of the most celebrated figures in American history. This man was the third President of the United States, Thomas Jefferson.
While the majority of America’s early political leaders were racist, or at lea...