Luther Martin never shied away from a drink – or from declaring his convictions. Labeled as “narrow-minded” by those desperate for a new government after the Articles of Confederation, Luther Martin stood up before the Constitutional Convention for the protection of individual liberty against a dangerously centralized government, and broached the topic everyone wanted to ignore – slavery – and condemned it as politically dangerous and morally wrong.
Tags: Aaron Burr, Canastego, Elbridge Gerry, George Mason, James Otis, Luther Martin, Mercy Otis Warren, Mum Bett
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