Ofcourse that is what he meant and that is what he said, all men are created equal.
All men have the right to life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness.
They are given these rights from the Creator.
So what part of that do you not grasp?
Do you have any writing that states that he or any other Founder felt that the Declaration did not apply to the Negro?
"Twelve owned or managed slave-operated plantations or large farms: Bassett, Blair, Blount, Butler, Carroll, Jenifer, Mason, Charles Pinckney, Charles Cotesworth Pinckney, Rutledge, Spaight, and Washington. Madison also owned slaves. Broom and Few were small farmers." -Wikipedia.org
How about the Founding Fathers themselves?
I am far from advocating slavery, especially as carried out on only a type of person. It is simply a charade to pronounce that they MEANT one thing, while practicing another.
And BTW: Just as "Seperation of Church and State" is a myth in OUR Constitution, "Secession is against the law" is as well.
And as in both cases, Communist Governments HAVE made them law.
The USSR had a distinct clause for seperation of chruch and state in those words.
China in March inacted The Anti-Secession Law.
Not writings...their ACTIONS!
"By their fruits ye shall know them."
All of the men I mentioned could have freed their slaves, especially Jefferson. The fact is, he didn't believe in your concept of equality (Which is mine as well!).