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Is there anywhere in the original constitution that said Slavery was OK?

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If there was could you please send me a link? Thanks!

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My heart goes out to you.

I was in the same situation - and learned a few things.....

Firstly, everyone is an "expert"and I got so much useless information and "advice" the whole experience was made much worse,

and secondly, there's a great free Child Custody Library website at http://childcustodylibrary.info which really helped me - and I got everything easily and sim[ply sorted out with their help.

Doe sthis help please?

My very best wishes and apologies for any typing errors - my eyesight is none too good, sadly.

J.L.

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No Person held to Service or Labour in one State, under the Laws thereof, escaping into another, shall, in Consequence of any Law or Regulation therein, be discharged from such Service or Labour, But shall be delivered up on Claim of the Party to whom such Service or Labour may be due. Article 4 Section 2; Doesn't specifically use the word slavery, but makes it illegal for anyone "held to labour"ie slave, to be released from slavery by the act of any state against another.

Representatives and direct Taxes shall be apportioned among the several States which may be included within this Union, according to their respective Numbers, which shall be determined by adding to the whole Number of free Persons, including those bound to Service for a Term of Years, and excluding Indians not taxed, three fifths of all other Persons. Article 2 section 1; Doesn't mention slaves, but they are the only category of people left that are to be counted as only 3/5 of a person.

http://www.usconstitution.net
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It says any power not granted to the federal government by the constitution shall rest with the states or the people. So the constitution did not say slavery was ok or not ok. It left this up to the states and the people.

The short answer is no, the constitution did not specifically say slavery was ok.
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