Did Article 6 usher in the immediate or gradual abolition of slavery?
Powerful arguments emerged in the application of Article 6. Scholars and judges such as Daniel Ryan, Carrington T. Marshall, Clarence Carter, and George Turner supported the immediate abolition argument. Leaders at the turn of the nineteenth century including Arthur St. Clair, Bartholmew Tardiveau, James Madison, and William Henry Harrison supported gradual emancipation. After reading the article, have students summarize the arguments of these eight individuals.
