National Political leaders are quick to demonstrate that we shouldn't be bothered about America's albatross of racism.
Because Merica ain't never had no institutionalized racism!
What does Article 1 say about slavery?
Although the Constitution did not refer directly to slaves, it did not ignore them entirely. Article one, section two of the Constitution of the United States declared that
any person who was not free would be counted as three-fifths of a free individual for the purposes of determining congressional representation.