Town hall reaction

 During our last town hall meeting, it got very intense. Men and women argue back and forth about the abolition of slavery. They all had arguments for different reasons, with an excellent point to back them all up. I was arguing for the anti-slavery side during this meeting. Still, after hearing from others, I can see why this was such a controversial technique, not just for the rights of African Americans but for economic reasons as well. 

There were some excellent points on each side, but I found a few very interesting and important. If people argue for slavery because it helps the economy so much, why not treat the enslaved people like they help that much? I found this super interesting because people want them to help themselves but proceed to treat them like they are worthless. 

Another interesting point was how many presidents in the past enslaved people. I just thought it was a few, but it turns out that 12 U.S. presidents in history have enslaved people. This is super interesting because these men were running our country at the time, and some even argued against enslaved people even though they enslaved people. 

This last town hall meeting was very beneficial and opened our eyes to a considerable debate. I feel that many of us before just thought that we argued slavery because it was just wrong to do to a human, but it turns out it was much larger than that and could cause physical and economic effects on the United States. Therefore, this town hall meeting was terrific for clarifying that for all of us.