Dr. Samuel Johnson: "“How is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty from the drivers of Negroes?”
Letters of Thomas Jefferson
The Founding Fathers on Slavery
Should Washington and Jefferson's Status Come Down?
Read the above articles and answer the following questions
1. Why was it, in your opinion, that so many of our founding fathers - "the ones who yelped loudest for liberty - were also slave owners?
2. In Jefferson's letters, what kind of attitude does he hold toward blacks and the institution of slavery? Are these views compatible?
3. Based on these quotes, how do you square the fact that the founding fathers owned slaves with the words they spoke about the institution?
4. Do you believe that the founders should be honored for championing liberty based on what the BBC article points out?
5. Overall, what is your impression of our founding fathers and their relationship to slavery? What do you notice in all of your reading? Explain.
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