“I find it more than a little disingenuous to act as if keeping slaves was something that set Thomas Jefferson apart from all mankind.”
Quote by Annette Gordon-Reed
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Annette Gordon-Reed
Annette Gordon-Reed is an American historian renowned for her research on slavery and race relations. Born on November 19, 1958, she graduated from Harvard University with a Ph.D. Her work, 'The Hemingses of Monticello: An American Family', which explores the complex relationship between Thomas Jefferson and his slave Sally Hemings, won the Pulitzer Prize for History. more
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