ng different in mind than simply being a nation that survived and struggled through every moment of its existence. The 55 founding fathers recognized the opportunity to pull the nation out of the struggle it was facing and they seized it. For this they are truly heroes. This is the workof the founding fathers we have been taught to believe and trust since first grade. What isnt taught is that these 55 men were not flawless beings or demi-gods as Thomas Jefferson once stated. What isnt taught is that some of these men were racist and sexist men who saw a chance to keep the rich getting richer and the poor helping the rich get richer. What is often neglected is that our 55 founding fathers were strictly rich, white males. They were the elite and they built the constitution with little intension of sharing the wealth or giving everyone a fair shot. There was no diversity in the second Continental Congress. Black slaves and women who played a tremendous role in building the nation during its early years were not granted a say in the making of our constitution. The 55 founding fathers cared so little for the blacks in this country that they considered them as merely 3/5 of a person. The founding fathers picked this country up off a path of crisis and almost certain demise and placed it on a path of prosperity and greatness. What is important to understand is that they did so with great ulterior motives: money and power....
