The secret history of how Jefferson’s words were doctored inside his memorial

Eight decades ago, a presidential commission guided by Jefferson’s great-great-grandson selectively edited the Founding ...

How the Declaration of Independence inspired the world despite Jefferson’s contradictions on slavery

As America marks 250 years since the Declaration, Jefferson’s words have taken on an aura of moral clarity about equality, ...
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THOMAS JEFFERSON : STREAM IT OR SKIP IT?

Directed by Jon Hirsch, the six-part docuseries Thomas Jefferson is a comprehensive look at the life of the Founding Father who was the primary author of the Declaration of Independence, as well as ...
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Historian lectures on Founding Father’s Faith

Thomas Kidd, research professor of church history at Midwestern Baptist Theological Seminary, spoke on the faith of Thomas Jefferson and his complex relationship to Scripture on Oct. 23 for Taylor’s ...