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Meacham on Jefferson and slavery
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February 2, 2026
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1:33Now PlayingC-SPAN's "America Book Club" — Presidential historian Jon Meacham discusses the contradictions of Thomas Jefferson authoring the Declaration of Independence while also being a slaveholder.
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