04-22-2016, 06:30 PM
Onamuji wrote:
If you want to compare, do so with a peer. Similarly situated, Jefferson worked to ban the slave trade and emancipate slaves across the nation, freeing many of his slaves before his death. (Didn't take it all the way and free them all.)
Let's be absolutely clear about Jefferson. He freed seven slaves upon his death. The other 130 were sold at auction.