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A Founding Contradiction

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." Those words, penned by Thomas Jefferson 246 years ago, continue to inspire many Americans. And yet they were written by a man who owned hundreds of enslaved people, and fathered six children by an enslaved woman. This week, as the United States marks Independence Day, Hidden Brain revisits a conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed. They talk about the contradictions in Jefferson's life — and how those contradictions resonate in our own lives.see more
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A Founding Contradiction

"We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal." Those words, penned by Thomas Jefferson 246 years ago, continue to inspire many Americans. And yet they were written by a man who owned hundreds of enslaved people, and fathered six children by an enslaved woman. This week, as the United States marks Independence Day, Hidden Brain revisits a conversation with Pulitzer Prize-winning historian Annette Gordon-Reed. They talk about the contradictions in Jefferson's life — and how those contradictions resonate in our own lives.see more
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