Begins with MS PAN of soldiers covering dead bodies with blankets, another soldier tries on boots. Cuts to MS of a soldier holding a gun and walking over dead bodies. Dissolves to CU of the US constitution, zoom in. Dissolves to ECU of constitution, PAN down. Dissolve to ECU of highlighted sentence establishing slaves as 3/5 of a person, zoom out. Cuts to WS PAN of a white house with columns in BG, trees in FG. Dissolves to ECU of a man blowing on his glasses. Cuts to MCU of the man in an office rubbing his glasses with a handkerchief, text appears stating he is Professor Thomas R. Dew. Cuts to MCU of the man in a direct address. Cuts to MS of slaves in chains walking through river. Cuts to MCU of feet in the river.