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What Did Thomas Jefferson Really Think About Slavery?

A new book on Thomas Jefferson argues that he was an avid proponent of slavery. But that’s just bad history, writes Professor Jan Ellen Lewis.

Jan Ellen Lewis
Jan Ellen Lewis
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Jan Ellen Lewis

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