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To: haqihana who wrote (39394)	9/23/2000 1:36:16 PM
From: Neocon	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769667

Yes, the fact that he had slaves was not at all hidden.....As I recall, there was even a mention made of the Sally Hemming controversy, although the guide expressed her personal dubiousness......

To: haqihana who wrote (39394)	9/23/2000 11:54:44 PM
From: Mr. Whist	Respond to of 769667

HQ-to-the-Rescue: Re: "All this (evidence of slave labor at Monticello) was plain enough for any idiot to see, but I guess flopjoke missed it." Thanks for sharing your 35-year-old trip down memory lane. Yes, I also saw ample evidence of slavery during my tour. What was downplayed/not mentioned at Monticello, however, was Jefferson's view on slavery. In my opinion, the tour offered too much HGTV-style show and tell, not enough history. Jefferson retired to Monticello after leaving office in 1809, where he lived until his death on July 4, 1826. One of his chief tasks in his advancing age was to preserve the estate for his daughters, instead of his numerous creditors. The following is taken from the Jefferson entry in Funk & Wagnalls encyclopedia: "Jefferson was unwilling, for financial reasons, to free his own slaves, and he disagreed with abolitionist friends who held that blacks were equal to whites. His paradoxical beliefs in human dignity and in racial inferiority typified the dilemma of the country he had helped to create." What's wrong with tour guides stating that when asked when asked about Jefferson's views on slavery?