I think in elementary school I was taught that Jefferson "fell in love with a slave" but it was framed as a positive trait, proving he's not that racist. The fact that he had 6 kids with her and enslaved them until his own death was not mentioned. This is probably common knowledge around here but wtf that's probably one of the most evil things you can do
This came up when I was watching Shaun's video on "The 1776 Project". How could you possibly believe in american exceptionalism and the values of the declaration of independence and constitution if one of its most important founders didn't even believe in the rights of his own fucking kids????? I'm mad right now, what a piece of shit