Declaration Of Independence - In his original draft of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson denounced the slave trade as “this assemblage of horrors,” a “cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life & liberties.” Those words were cut in Committee by S.C. and Georgia.

5:30am PST - February 24th, 2022

In his original draft of the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson denounced the slave trade as “this assemblage of horrors,” a “cruel war against human nature itself, violating its most sacred rights of life & liberties.” Those words were cut in Committee by S.C. and Georgia.

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