He died on July 4th as did John Adams, same day 1826. Abraham Lincoln was 17.
And a huge fan of Jefferson.(Lincoln)
Which is really interesting because slave owners hated Jefferson. You would think based on today’s protests and torching of Autozones that Jefferson was beloved among slave owners as the South’s chosen son.
Realistically, “Jefferson’s racism” was entirely a secret BOTH to northern abolitionists who loved him and southern slavers who hated his guts. You could even say (antagonistically) that the racism of the Founders was the single best kept secret of the Civil War. Nothing even comes close in terms of secrets kept, it’s a paragon to secrecy.
(Note: “Jefferson’s racism” is a statement I wholly disagree with [And too the wider “Founder’s racism” narrative] but the charge is leveled everywhere you look, it seems)