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Jefferson kept slaves, and made it clear in some of his writings that he did consider black people to be inferior mentally. | Jefferson kept slaves, and made it clear in some of his writings that he did consider black people to be inferior mentally. | ||
− | Jefferson's {{date|1791-08-30}} [http:// | + | Jefferson's {{date|1791-08-30}} [http://www.loc.gov/exhibits/jefferson/79.html letter] to [[Benjamin Banneker]] (in response to Banneker's {{date|1791-08-19}} [http://afroamhistory.about.com/library/blbanneker_letter.htm letter] to him) would seem to indicate that he was more than willing to consider evidence contradicting this view, but apparently in 1809 he reversed himself in letters to [[Henri Gregoire]] and [[Joel Barlow]] ''(texts needed)''. |
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Slavery / Racism
Jefferson kept slaves, and made it clear in some of his writings that he did consider black people to be inferior mentally.
Jefferson's 1791-08-30 letter to Benjamin Banneker (in response to Banneker's 1791-08-19 letter to him) would seem to indicate that he was more than willing to consider evidence contradicting this view, but apparently in 1809 he reversed himself in letters to Henri Gregoire and Joel Barlow (texts needed).
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- Conservapedia was unavailable (2008-01-02 15:48 EST); could not verify article
- dKosopedia
- SourceWatch: stub
- The Jeffersonian Cyclopedia (1900): Jefferson quotes, by topic
- WikiQuote