"Any
clear resolution of the slavery question one way or the other rendered
ratification of the Constitution virtually impossible."
Joseph Ellison, FOUNDING BROTHERS, Chapter Three: The Silence
Dear Friends,
I'm giving thanks for The Constitution; and I'm giving thanks to those who paid
for it most dearly.
Happy July 4th; Happy Independence
Day to all of us.
Who paid for this?
Bones of this nation,
Words, bought with Black Ancestors.
A love letter: tossed.
©photograph & text copyright Margaret McCarthy 2020