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"No body wishes more than I do to see such proofs as you exhibit, that nature has given to our black brethren, talents equal to those of the other colors of men, and that the appearance of a want of them is owing merely to the degraded condition of their existence, both in Africa & America."

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About Thomas Jefferson

Thomas Jefferson was an American statesman, principal author of the Declaration of Independence, and the third president of the United States. He also served as the first U.S. secretary of state and second vice president.

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