Cara Rogers Stevens joins us to discuss her recent book about Thomas Jefferson and his work to eliminate slavery. We see how 14-year-old Thomas Jefferson dealt with inheriting other human beings, came to see slavery as a moral wrong, and then was confronted with what he would do about it? Stevens shows how the author of the moral guides of human freedom such as the Declaration of Independence and the Notes on the State of Virginia, made sure to educate future generations so that they would rid the nation of slavery when his generation could not.
Season 5, Ep 17: An America 250 Special - "Thomas Jefferson's fight against Slavery."
