From The Notes On The State Of Virginia Summary

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While reading the text, From the Notes on the State of Virginia, Thomas Jefferson produce a fascinating and marvelous large body of literature. Jefferson was an author, husband, president and one of “The Founding Fathers” of the Declaration of Independence. Although Jefferson wore many different titles, the text illustrates that Jefferson was a slave owner during the seventeen century. Moreover, Jefferson had a romantic relationship with a slave girl (Sally Hemming) which was his property. It was common during those times that the slave owners would rape or have sexual relationships with their slaves. Interestingly, Jefferson eludes to telling about the experiences of slavery and how in the writing, Jefferson explores a way to end slavery