PDF The Silence of Our Friends : The Civil Rights Struggle Was Never Black and White by Mark Long; Jim Demonakos in History

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The ultimate record of the nation's birth; now in a collector's boxed set: During the secret proceedings of the Constitutional Convention in 1787; the framers created a fundamentally new national plan to replace the Articles of Confederation and then submitted it to conventions in each state for ratification. Immediately; a fierce storm of argument broke. Gathering hundreds of original texts by Franklin; Madison; Jefferson; Washington; and Patrick Henry—as well as many others less well known today—this unrivaled collection allows readers to experience firsthand the intense year-long struggle that created what remains the world’s oldest working national charter. Here in full are the essential Federalist Papers by Madison and Hamilton in their original dramatic context; the case against the new constitution by Virginian George Mason; and the crucial compromise forged by John Hancock and Samuel Adams in Massachusetts. The set also includes complete texts of the Declaration of Independence; Articles of Confederation; and Constitution (with all amendments); detailed biographical profiles of all authors; informative notes; and a full historical chronology.