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
jefferson was a legend among men, a powerful orator who cared about freedom above all else, but he just wasn't a good enough person to know that raping people and enslaving the children was bad! how could you possibly judge him for that
What they never ask about Jefferson is if "the slave" loved him back or consented.
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But this is America, where we don’t have cults of personality