The Confederate Congress, meeting in Montgomery, Alabama, adopted the Confederate Constitution, explicitly protecting slavery. The document prohibited the passage of any law “denying or impairing the right of property in Negro slaves.” Unlike the U.S. Constitution, the Confederate version made slavery a central and permanent institution, reflecting the Confederacy’s foundational commitment to white supremacy and the enslavement of Black people.
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