Racism has permeated the workings of the U.
Constitution since ratification.
At the 1787 Constitutional Convention, supporters of slavery ensured it was protected by rule of law.
The federal government upheld slavery until it was abolished by the Civil War; then supported the South's Jim Crow power structure.
From Reconstruction through the Civil Rights Era until today, veneration of the Constitution has not prevented lynching, segregation, voter intimidation or police brutality against people.
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