[LS]

Wrong. There is extensive research on Jefferson, who PUBLICALLY always touted "freedom" for slaves, but never freed a single slave in his custody until after his death. He always found excuses, and they always related to $.

It is one thing to reject PC, which I do, but it is quite another to overly-glorify a man who in private never did what he called for others to do in public. Washington did, and Franklin did.

[Moonman62]

Wrong. There is extensive research on Jefferson, who PUBLICALLY always touted "freedom" for slaves, but never freed a single slave in his custody until after his death. He always found excuses, and they always related to $.

Jefferson said he'd have freed his slaves if it were legal to do so. He treated them more as employees than slaves. As to why he didn't free them, I don't think you know.