Thomas “the Masher” Jefferson

A brilliant but flawed figure in American History

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I just finished reading two exhaustive biographies about Thomas Jefferson, both of which peeled back the layers on a brilliant, complicated and yes, flawed man.

The history buffs among us are well aware that while TJ espoused “all men are created equal,” he himself owned 200 slaves…and sired 4…