Thomas Jefferson, who famously claimed that "all [human beings] are created equal," nevertheless owned slaves. What do you think are the best points that Benjamin Banneker made in his correspondence with Jefferson [this correspondence is linked in the reading folder]? Should Jefferson be 'canceled' (by which I mean 'have his achievements be ignored/no longer be considered valuable', celebrated, or neither, given his views and actions related to slavery

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In his correspondence with Jefferson Benjamin Banneker made several compelling points challenging th... View the full answer