Randall Kennedy : Cain lauds founding fathers , ignoring the fact they protected slavery . He makes no mention of the blacks who fled George Washington , James Madison and Thomas Jefferson during the Revolutionary War in search of their freedom , or the Constitution 's protection of slavery , or that the initial Constitution forbade Congress from prohibiting American participation in the international slave trade for 20 years and indeed made that provision unamendable . Kennedy : Cain says blame yourself if you 're jobless and dismisses documented racism . Comment: Kennedy writes that Cain 's policies are anti-black and blacks reject him for that .
Randall Kennedy : Cain lauds founding fathers , ignoring the fact they protected slavery . Kennedy : Cain says blame yourself if you 're jobless and dismisses documented racism . Comment: Kennedy writes that Cain 's policies are anti-black and blacks reject him for that .