The knowledge make me surprised that Thomas Jefferson had several children with a slave mistress Sally Hemmings. It hard to believe that a person as Jefferson always feels “hated” the slaves and blacks because he considers “it proceeds from the color of the blood”, and this shows that the blacks are naturally inferior to other races. And he still have the slave woman as his wife.
Thomas Jefferson is also the president who had participated in drafting the Declaration of Independence. But honestly, it's hard to understand that a great man is famous for liberal laws could own a slave woman for himself. Perhaps, she did not have the opportunity to refuse. However, I believes that his own Enlightenment belief that "all men are created equal, entitled
Thomas Jefferson is also the president who had participated in drafting the Declaration of Independence. But honestly, it's hard to understand that a great man is famous for liberal laws could own a slave woman for himself. Perhaps, she did not have the opportunity to refuse. However, I believes that his own Enlightenment belief that "all men are created equal, entitled