The study is sure to rekindle debate among historians over the seeming hypocrisy of an American patriot who argued that all men were created equal, yet owned slaves.

"The most difficult thing about Jefferson was that he was a slave owner," said Annette Gordon-Reed, a New York author whose book on Jefferson and Hemings inspired Foster's research.

The abject hyprocisy of feminists who criticize the very man who argued to free the slaves, for owning slaves himself, knows no bounds.  Had it not been for men like Mr. Jefferson, the slaves may never have been freed in the first place.  Their moral outrage must be redirected, particularly since Mr. Jefferson probably treated his slaves far better than Americans treat the one million American blacks who are now in American prisons.  At the same time they condemn Mr. Jefferson for owning slaves, they also condemn him because they think he was consorting with them.  It's a great feminist/communist tool--denigrate great men, create a platform for slandering all of mankind, express your moral superiority, and undermine our founding principles, all in one swell foop.

They seem oblivious to the fact that Mr. Jefferson was born into a society which already had instituted slavery, and did great wonders to improve that society for everyone, including the slaves.

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