The Declaration of Independence immediately became the world's foremost manifesto celebrating human rights and personal freedom, yet when he wrote it, Thomas Jefferson owned over 200 slaves.

Thomas Jefferson was a contradictory character ... the slave owner who wrote passionately of freedom. Jefferson was born on Shadwell Plantation in Virginia on April 13, 1743.

But if the free press will not stand up for freedom of the press, who will? Thomas Jefferson said, "Our liberty depends on the freedom of the press, and that cannot be limited without being lost." ...

The Age of Experiments/The Pursuit of Happiness” Friday, February 7 at 9:00 pm In part two: Jefferson was responsible... Read More ...

Promising to be one of Philadelphia’s hallmark events during the Semiquincentennial celebrations, the exhibition will feature significant loans, including Thomas Jefferson’s Windsor chair and ...

I heartily endorse), usually focus on the legacy of Thomas Jefferson. After all, Jefferson was the author of the Declaration of Independence; he defined the American creed by the self-evident ...

Thomas Jefferson embodies within his own life the most profound contradictions of American history: as the author of ...