How did popular views of property rights prevent slaves from enjoying all the freedoms of the social contract?

Explanation:

Prior to the end of the civil war, chattel slaves especially from the African American communities were viewed as property.  Popular views of property rights neither accorded civil liberties to slaves nor considered them citizens who had legal rights. They did not belong and thus, were not part of the social contract. Since slaves belonged to the white man, they were dependent upon them and not the governments that were supposed to protect their natural rights. The lack of personal independence was the major reason why slaves could not enter the social contract.

the historians cited in the article all agree with one another about the cause of the civil war. despite coming from different backgrounds and cultures, the historians agree that slavery was the root cause of the civil war. the fact that all these historiansgenerally agree with one another makes their shared viewpoints more reliable and valid, especially because the historians have different backgrounds and all work for the well-respected institutions of howard university, clemson university, and the university of colorado.