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Compare And Contrast Finkelman And Wilson

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In conclusion, the both arguments Finkelman and Wilson made were both well-supported, but Finkelman’s assertions were more supported. The four primary sources support both historians’ arguments well in different degree. All of the document seemed to support Finkelman’s explanation, and some documents like Jefferson’s letters supported more of Finkelman’s while Jefferson’s other documents seem to support Wilson’s more. Their judgment on Jefferson’s action differ because Wilson judged him in terms of morality in a historical context that he had better morality than other people in that period —“Jefferson did not take the next step of concluding that blacks were fit only for slavery” (Wilson, 1992)-- and acted for the sake of the slaves. Whereas
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