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bob10
18th October 2019, 09:24 PM
The Dark Side of Thomas Jefferson
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bob10
18th October 2019, 09:25 PM
Page 2.

The Dark Side of Thomas Jefferson
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bob10
18th October 2019, 09:32 PM
Page 3.

Jefferson counted his profits on the amount of children his slaves provided for his estate. All men were created equal, as long as they were white.

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bob10
19th October 2019, 07:34 AM
Page 4 . What a fascinating insight to pre civil War America.

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bob10
19th October 2019, 09:28 PM
Page 5.

Spare the whip, spoil the slave. Tough times indeed.


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bob10
20th October 2019, 07:09 AM
Page 6. Whip the nail boy out of his sick bed.

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bob10
20th October 2019, 07:18 AM
Page 7.Jefferson as President, still a slave owner.



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bob10
21st October 2019, 05:53 AM
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The Dark Side of Thomas Jefferson
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bob10
21st October 2019, 02:22 PM
Page 9. Imagine having to work to buy back your children. Makes a mockery of America, land of the free.


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