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Article: Piling on Jefferson.("Negro President": Jefferson and the Slave Power)(Book Review)
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- December 22, 2003
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"Negro President": Jefferson and the Slave Power, by Garry Wills (Houghton Mifflin, 274 pp., $25)
POOR Thomas Jefferson. After many years of unconditional love from scholars and the general public, the author of the Declaration of Independence now finds his reputation under attack from a number of quarters. The widespread interest in Jefferson's relationship with Sally Hemings has cast a particularly harsh light on his attitude toward slavery. In this new book, Pulitzer Prize-winning author Garry Wills joins the chorus. While disclaiming any intention to engage in "Jefferson-bashing," he focuses on Jefferson's "role as a defender and extender of the slave ...