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How Could a Slaveholder Write "All Men Are Created Equal?"

Season 2020 Episode 2260

About the Episode

Could a slaveholder also be an advocate for equality for all? That is the riddle left behind by one of America’s founding fathers, Thomas Jefferson. Pulitzer Prize-winning historians Annette Gordon-Reed and Jon Meacham join Walter Isaacson to discuss Jefferson's monuments and whether or not they should come down.

Aired: | Expires: | Runtime: 19m 41s