Thomas Jefferson, the third president of the United States, was a man of contradictions. Jefferson penned the most stirring claim of the Declaration of Independence: "all men are created equal." Yet during his lifetime, Jefferson owned hundreds of enslaved African Americans. An adamant believer in l
Thomas Jefferson (Great American Presidents)
β Scribed by Heather Lehr Wagner
- Year
- 2004
- Tongue
- English
- Leaves
- 103
- Category
- Library
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