Slavery and the Constitution

Speakers

Allison Orr Larsen, William & Mary Law SchoolFollow
Deirdre Jones
Katrinah Carol Lewis
Hope Wright
Willie Wright

Abstract

In a discussion hosted by the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, a law professor and two actors who portray free and enslaved blacks at Williamsburg discussed the role compromises over slavery played in drafting of the U.S. Constitution and the enduring legacy of those compromises. This program includes two performances by Colonial Williamsburg actors portraying African Americans in the 1780s. Colonial Williamsburg provided the video of this event.

Document Type

Video

Publication Date

9-19-2020

Repository Citation

Larsen, Allison Orr; Jones, Deirdre; Lewis, Katrinah Carol; Wright, Hope; and Wright, Willie, "Slavery and the Constitution" (2020). Video Archive. Video 143.
https://scholarship.law.wm.edu/videos/143