In the 1800's John C. Calhoun, a political leader, supported slavery and devoted much of his energy defending it.
He considered slavery, instead of an evil, a positive good.
His reasoning was that within every civilized society, one portion of the community must live on the labor of another.
He also viewed it as a political institution and argued that slaveholders could take their enslaved people into free states and still own them.
Although John Calhoun belief was that slavery was a positive good and that one portion of the community should live on the labor of another this was considered unconstitutional, unethical, and unjust.
It was unconstitutional, because it violated african americans constitutional rights. Moreso, it exploited and…show more content… It also states that "everyone has the right to life, liberty, and security of person and that no one shall be held in slavery nor servitude".
It was unethical because African americans were snatched from their families, villages, communities, tribes, and continents. They were made to walk hundreds of miles in chains and often beaten. They were also poorly fed and abused in many other ways.
They were sold to the highest bidders and worked many longs hours in horrible conditions. They were not allowed to be given/shown affection nor sympathy.
It was unjust, because it took away human beings dignity, removed freedom, and hope for a better future.
It was also mental entrapment and the effects never goes away.
Furthermore, it was unjust, because it rejected the notion that human beings have equal inherent value and removed a lot of potential from society by categorizing a segment of the population as nothing more than manual labor.
In conclusion, slavery was unconstitutional, unethical, unjust and that no one population should live off the labors of another.
It removes people from society in a way that reduces the potential of that society as a whole. In 1865, Congress abolished slavery,