Thomas Jefferson: Slavery Debate

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Contrary to what many people believe, I believe that Thomas Jefferson is neither for slavery or against slavery. I believe this because according to all my research and resources, there is a lot of he is for slavery and supports it, but there also is a lot of he is against slavery and doesn't support it. So this is why I believe Thomas Jefferson was unbiased to the whole slavery debate. Here is some evidence why I believe that Thomas Jefferson was biased.

To start off my paper, here are some reasons why Thomas Jefferson was for slavery. According to #2 Fugitive Slave Advertisement it overall is showing how Thomas Jefferson put an advertisement out saying how he lost his slave and if someone found his said slave he would give a reward of

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