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American Heritage: A Nation of Nations
The Framers of the Constitution excluded many people from active participation in the newly-created government, but the fact that the language of the Constitution they created was inclusive, provided the opening for excluded groups to be brought int...
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Struggle for Equality, The: Early Restrictions on Political Involvement
The inclusive language of the U. S. Constitution was not reflected in the way it was initially applied.. Many people who were here at the founding were excluded from the country's political processes: white women, blacks, American Indians, and unpro...