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When Thomas Jefferson presented his rough draft of the Declaration of Independence to the Continental Congress, they decided to delete a portion that dealt with the issue of slavery.
On this week's episode, we'll take a look at the part of the Declaration that was cut out of the document. We'll read it line by line, learn what it meant, and find out why delegates to the Congress decided that slavery shouldn't appear in the Declaration of Independence.
Read more about this:
crf-usa.org/black-history-month/the-constitution-and-slavery
pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2h33.html
americainclass.org/sources/makingrevolution/rebellion/text6/jeffersondraftdecindep.pdf
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/slavery-declaration-of-independence-juy-4
mentalfloss.com/article/57634/thomas-jeffersons-version-declaration-independence
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When Thomas Jefferson presented his rough draft of the Declaration of Independence to the Continental Congress, they decided to delete a portion that dealt with the issue of slavery.
On this week's episode, we'll take a look at the part of the Declaration that was cut out of the document. We'll read it line by line, learn what it meant, and find out why delegates to the Congress decided that slavery shouldn't appear in the Declaration of Independence.
Read more about this:
crf-usa.org/black-history-month/the-constitution-and-slavery
pbs.org/wgbh/aia/part2/2h33.html
americainclass.org/sources/makingrevolution/rebellion/text6/jeffersondraftdecindep.pdf
talkingpointsmemo.com/cafe/slavery-declaration-of-independence-juy-4
mentalfloss.com/article/57634/thomas-jeffersons-version-declaration-independence
US 101 on Facebook: facebook.com/usahistory101
US 101 on Twitter: twitter.com/usahistory101
US 101 on Instagram: instagram.com/usahistory101
US 101 on Snapchat: @usahistory101
