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2026-07-12 16:19 UTC
Intellectual Map
Primary Sources
Banneker, Benjamin. “Letter to Thomas Jefferson,” August 19, 1791.
https://encyclopediavirginia.org/primary-documents/letter-from-benjamin-banneker-to-thomas-jefferson-august-19-1791/
Henry, Patrick. “Patrick Henry to Robert Pleasants, January 18, 1773.” https://constitutioncenter.org/education/constitution-101-curriculum/12-slavery-in-america-from-the-founding-to-americas-second-founding
Jefferson, Thomas. The Declaration of Independence. 1776.
https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/declaration-of-independence
Jefferson, Thomas. Notes on the State of Virginia. 1785. Especially Query XIV, “Laws.”
https://www.monticello.org/notes-on-the-state-of-virginia/query-xiv
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@Deglassco@mastodon.social 2026-07-12 16:20
More Primary Sources Jefferson, Thomas. “Letter to Benjamin Banneker,” August 30, 1791. https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/letter-to-benjamin-banneker/ Jefferson, Thomas. “Letter to Henri Grégoire,” February 25, 1809. https://teachingamericanhistory.org/document/letter-to-henri-gregoire/ Madison, James. Notes of Debates in the Federal Convention of 1787. August 22 and August 25, 1787. https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed54.asp Madison, James. “The Federalist No. 54.” February 12, 1788. https://avalon.law.yale.edu/18th_century/fed54.asp 4/ 9