Say what you will about Lincoln (the real Lincoln), he way transcended this motherfucker. http://www.nytimes.com/2012/12/01/opinion/the-real-thomas-jefferson.html …
@CoreyRobin On slavery, sure. But there's a continuity between Jefferson's desire to expel free blacks & Lincoln's colonization schemes.
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@HeerJeet "On slavery, sure." That small detail. -
@CoreyRobin Of course, slavery (and racial justification for slavery) a huge part of Jefferson's legacy BUT there's continuity between 1/3
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@HeerJeet Jefferson didn't just talk about expelling free blacks; he said the only alternative to that was exterminating them.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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