Unknown History with Giles Milton   /     The Broken Constitution: The American Compromise

Summary

The original United States Constitution was a compromise between slaveholders and non-slaveholders. It made key compromises to protect a union between the Northern and Southern states and protected the slave trade in U.S. law. Read the transcript. Follow Unknown History wherever you listen to podcasts. For more from Noah, follow Deep Background from Pushkin Industries. Pre-order The Broken Constitution. Find Noah on Twitter.

Subtitle
The original United States Constitution was a compromise between slaveholders and non-slaveholders. It made key compromises to protect a union between the Northern and Southern states and protected the slave trade in U.S. law. Read the transcript. Fol
Duration
00:27:48
Publishing date
2021-10-21 02:00
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The original United States Constitution was a compromise between slaveholders and non-slaveholders. It made key compromises to protect a union between the Northern and Southern states and protected the slave trade in U.S. law.

Read the transcript.

Follow Unknown History wherever you listen to podcasts.

For more from Noah, follow Deep Background from Pushkin Industries.

Pre-order The Broken Constitution.

Find Noah on Twitter.