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How Slavery Continues to Undermine American Democracy America is not now and has never been a democracy. The American system of government was originally designed by slave holders specifically to protect slave-holding from popular opposition in a country were the majority of people opposed slavery. Prior to the Civil War American politics was dominated by the South, despite the fact that 70% of American citizens lived in the free North. This wasn't a fluke, it was a feature. |