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)
Yep. The only thing Jefferson was concerned with at the time was independence from England which would have never ever happened if he focused on emancipation as well, they left that to future generations.
“(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)”
The forces of evil lie constantly.
Just the other day I saw that canard about him having a bunch of kids with a slave woman advanced as a fact.