Encyclopedia of American Civil LibertiesArchived 2013-05-15 at the वेबैक मशीन, Paul Finkelman, pp. 476, CRC Press, 2006, ISBN 978-0-415-94342-0, ... Accordingly, the proponents of the Constitution informally agreed to adopt a bill of rights in order to secure ratification. James Madison took the lead in drafting this bill of rights ...
Cotton and Race in the Making of America: The Human Costs of Economic Power, Gene Dattel, pp. 13, Government Institutes, 2009, ISBN 978-1-4422-1019-6, ... The slaveowner James Madison advocated prohibiting the slave trade consistent with his view of slavery as a “deep-rooted abuse” ... His ownership of slaves was inconsistent with this attitude; his support of the Constitution indicated his true priorities ...
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Encyclopedia of American Civil LibertiesArchived 2013-05-15 at the वेबैक मशीन, Paul Finkelman, pp. 476, CRC Press, 2006, ISBN 978-0-415-94342-0, ... Accordingly, the proponents of the Constitution informally agreed to adopt a bill of rights in order to secure ratification. James Madison took the lead in drafting this bill of rights ...