Please note: This is a companion version & not the original book. Sample Book Insights: #1 Jefferson was the most eloquent advocate of freedom, but he was also the most dedicated racist. In his mind, those two convictions were inseparable. #2 Making, making. ->le Hele le le ->le ->lle ->e making making making e le e le e e e e e ->e. ->e. ->. making. e. #3 The first glimpse of a distinctively different attitude toward slavery occurred during Jefferson's first term in the Virginia House of Burgesses in 1769. He had intended to propose a bill that would make it easier to free slaves, but he was buried under an avalanche of invective from which his political career never recovered. #4 The next chapter in this story played out in the early summer of 1776, and culminated with the debate in the Continental Congress over the language of the Declaration of Independence.