Thomas Jefferson and Slavery - Was He Really an Opponent of the Institution?

Seminar paper from the year 2005 in the subject American Studies - Culture and Applied Geography, grade: 2,0, University of Potsdam, language: English, abstract: 1. Introduction We hold these truth to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness. [ ] These ar...