Thomas Jefferson is one of the most controversial figures in American history: some exalt him as the Father of Freedom, but to others, he was a slave-owning racist. Most people acknowledge that, like it or not, he was both.
Jefferson, who made the most forceful statement for general equality that the world had ever known (“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal”), owned 200 slaves throughout his life. Clearly, he was not ready to extend equality to black men or women of any race. Jefferson was an idealist, but his ideals were very much bound within the world he lived. He himself may have said it best: "Bigotry is the disease of ignorance."
How does the author of the passage best show that Thomas Jefferson did not extend his views on equality to all men and women?
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by stating that Jefferson is "one of the most controversial figures in American history"
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by suggesting that Jefferson was not the most idealistic leader of his era
C
by including a quote from Jefferson about equality.
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by stating that Jefferson owned 200 slaves.
Jefferson, who made the most forceful statement for general equality that the world had ever known (“We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal”), owned 200 slaves throughout his life. Clearly, he was not ready to extend equality to black men or women of any race. Jefferson was an idealist, but his ideals were very much bound within the world he lived. He himself may have said it best: "Bigotry is the disease of ignorance."
How does the author of the passage best show that Thomas Jefferson did not extend his views on equality to all men and women?
A
by stating that Jefferson is "one of the most controversial figures in American history"
B
by suggesting that Jefferson was not the most idealistic leader of his era
C
by including a quote from Jefferson about equality.
D
by stating that Jefferson owned 200 slaves.
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