Slavery and our Founding Fathers

Many people wonder why our Founding Fathers wrote "All men are created equal." They wonder this because many of them owned slaves. It is important to understand that these "Fathers" didn't own slaves because they were lazy, racist, or any other reason. It was simply that the Southern economy was reliant on slaves. Free labor was the key to Southern economy success. We all know that slavery is immoral. One would be foolish to try to justify its use. Conversely, it is important to understand that Thomas Jefferson, among others, viewed it as inhumane as well. They were simply reliant on the free labor. So although slavery is unjustifiable, it is important to understand that our Founding Fathers were not ignorant about this. They knew very well of the acts that were taking place. They simply chose the economic side over the humane side. Now, we can all look back and say that it was ridiculous. Our nation may never have survived independently (Away from Britain) without it though.