In the summer of 1776, Thomas Jefferson arrived in Philadelphia to help define a new nation — even as his own life embodied ...

The new six-episode documentary series 'Thomas Jefferson' examines the third president's legacy of racism and his supposed early plan for emancipation GraphicaArtis/Getty Imagine a world where the ...

Since 1787, the concept of a free press has been enshrined in the First Amendment to the Constitution, which bars any law from "abridging the freedom of speech, or of the press." Now, some have taken ...

The Rise of a Populist Influencer in the Age of Print Media A Master Observer’s Timeless Ridicule of Radicalism Elites’ Long War Against the ‘Deplorables’ A careful study of the third president's ...

IIIF provides researchers rich metadata and media viewing options for comparison of works across cultural heritage collections. Visit the IIIF page to learn more. Around 1820 Thomas Jefferson cut and ...

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The yellow fever epidemic of 1793 reinforced Thomas Jefferson's harsh views of city living, but also brought about plans to design new communities. The yellow fever epidemic of 1793 in Philadelphia ...

Kaplan, an acclaimed biographer, is the author of the new book His Masterly Pen: A Biography of Jefferson the Writer Jefferson had addressed the topic of slavery in Notes on the State of Virginia, and ...

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A Thomas Jefferson statue is on its way out of New York's City Council Chamber, after members of the Public Design Commission agreed to take the nation's third president and well-known slaveowner off ...