The Revolution & Slavery - All Men Created Equal?

This week I talk about the institution of human bondage in the immediate aftermath of the American Revolution. The colonies had just declared themselves a free and independent republic where all men were created equal. But what about the men and women forced to serve in life long bondage? What did this fight for independence mean for them? As I talk about this week, there was an immediate - albeit short lived - shift in the acceptance of and need for slavery. But as an institution and labo...