Jefferson and the Wolf: The Sage of Monticello Confronts the Law of Slavery.

Schwarz, Philip J.

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ERIC Number: EJ493858

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Publication Date: 1994

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Jefferson and the Wolf: The Sage of Monticello Confronts the Law of Slavery.

Schwarz, Philip J.

OAH Magazine of History, v8 n4 p18-22 Sum 1994

Asserts that American revolutionaries so revered the rule of law that they relied on it to help rule their slaves. Maintains that Thomas Jefferson was no exception to this dilemma of justifying slavery while upholding liberty. Describes slavery at Jefferson's plantation, Monticello, within a legal and social structure. (CFR)

Descriptors: Black Culture, Black History, Civil Law, Civil Liberties, Colonial History (United States), Constitutional Law, Elementary Secondary Education, Law Related Education, Presidents of the United States, Revolutionary War (United States), Slavery, Social Systems, United States History

Publication Type: Reports - Descriptive; Journal Articles

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Audience: Teachers; Practitioners

Language: English

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