Being Thomas Jefferson
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What’s it about?
A vivid portrait of America's most enigmatic founder, exploring how Jefferson's soaring ideals of liberty clashed with his ownership of slaves and his pragmatic exercise of power.
You’ll learn
- Jefferson's contradictory legacy
- The ideals vs. reality of equality
- The Louisiana Purchase's constitutional dilemma
- How privilege shaped his worldview