Thomas Jefferson’s descendant wants Founding Father’s memorial removed ‘because he owned 600 slaves during his lifetime’
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In an opinion piece published in The New York Times, Lucian K Truscott IV, who is a journalist, noted that Jefferson's motto was "all men are created equal," and yet his ancestor "never did much to make those words come true."
Well, my point is that accidents happen in the best regulated families...
What an idiot. It was perfectly legal for people to own slaves in that time period.
Of course not many could afford to own a slave, so most didn't.
It was just the times. This guys an idiot.