Jefferson wrote the first federal ban on slavery (in the Northwest Territory; his words were later incorporated in the 13th Amendment) & signed into law the end of the slave trade. His record on slavery was hardly one-sided.https://twitter.com/joshrobin/status/1273744246747643904 …
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Jefferson was a terrible hypocrite with a really complicated legacy on many issues, & he left us a lot of mischief. But he did so many great things, & he's essential to the American Founding.
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He was very bad at managing his finances. Washington had legal issues, too, because most of the slaves belonged to Martha. But then, they were not powerless over the law.
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