Jefferson and Slavery – USE References posted in question!
In your personal opinion, what were Jefferson’s private, personal views about the institution of slavery? Were his private views of slavery different from his public statements on slavery (Notes on the State of Virginia)? Justify your answer.
Essay must be a minimum of one page, single-spaced, in 10 pt. Times-Roman font. Do NOT use a header (name, date, professor’s name, title, etc.).
Support and references are below:
http://www.let.rug.nl/usa/presidents/thomas-jefferson/jefferson-on-slavery.php
Letter to Marquis de Chastellux
https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/let27.asp
Letter to Thomas Jefferson from Benjamin Banneker. Benjamin Banneker was a free, educated African-American who wrote to Jefferson while he was Secretary of State under President Washington.
http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2h71t.html
This is Jefferson’s reply to Benjamin Banneker.