A historian once wrote that the rise of freedom and equality in America was accompanied by slavery. There is some truth in this impressive statement. The rise of America in general was accompanied by slavery, and colonists quickly learned that slavery would be an effective way to build a country and create free labor. Slavery clearly accompanied the rise of freedom and equality in America. In 1787, at the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia, the structure of government was not the only thing under discussion. As James Madison stated, “the institution of slavery and its implications” were also hotly debated. Foner writes of how Madison detested slavery and told the convention that “color distinction” had become the basis for “the most oppressive dominion ever exercised by man by man.” Later, however, he assured the Virginia ratifying convention that the Constitution afforded slavery “better security than now exists.” Slavery was kept in mind during the Constitution convention. In fact, the word slavery and slaves does not appear in the Constitution. An acknowledgment of the sensitivity of the delegates, who according to Foner feared "contaminating the glorious fabric of American history". It becomes clear that although the delegates may have been aware of their impact on history, slavery was constantly on their mind. Some laws were developed in light of the Constitution and established for equal representation between the less populated states with more slaves and the whiter ones. Northern populated states. There were two main laws, one was the Fugitive Slave Law and the Three-Fifths Clause. The first, the Fugitive Slave Law, was set up so that a state or federal judge... middle of paper... with respect to blacks is not on the same level as whites by saying, "No one wants more than Lo I do, to see the evidence you show, that nature has given our black brothers talents equal to those of other colors of men. The rise of equality and freedom is continually paralleled by slavery that we see truly free black men. Free black men do not exist before the mid-20th century. Partly free men, they barely exist. The rise of freedom and equality is absolutely accompanied by slavery constant of freedom and equality throughout the ages. Works Cited Foner, Eric. 2009. Give Me Freedom! January 23, 2010, February 24, 2010.Thomas Jefferson Letter to Benjamin BannekerAugust. 30 1791