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The story of Jefferson and slavery is a bit more nuanced that that: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson_and_slavery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Th
by garmaine 7y ago
The story of Jefferson and slavery is a bit more nuanced that that:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson_and_slavery https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Jefferson_and_slavery
- jcranmer 7y agoMy recollection is that Jefferson's draft of the Declaration of Independence wasn't so much anti-slavery, as it was anti-slave-trade specifically. The fact that Jefferson was consistently opposed to the slave trade, much more so than the institution of slavery itself, means that the attitude towards slavery in the early drafts isn't at odds with his personal philosophy.
- chrisco255 7y agoHe was an abolitionist as a young man but unfortunately he became more of an apologist as an elder man.