African American History

African American History

After completing the assigned readings, media clip, and PowerPoint lectures for this Module, draft your 500-word Discussion Board essay in response to the below query.  Moreover, when drafting your response, remember that you are required to use and reference specific details from the Module's assigned readings, media clips, and/or PowerPoint lectures to support the points you make in your essay.  Moreover, you will need to draft a separate brief reply to the essay of at least two of your classmates. 

Module 2 Discussion Board Query:  Despite many calls for the abolition of slavery, the founding fathers shrank from leading the antislavery cause. What were some of the political, social, and economic impediments to ending slavery in the new nation, either in writing the Constitution or by other means?