The Hemingses of Monticello Book Review

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DateBook Review “The Hemingses of Monticello” by Anette Gordon-Reed
In this essay, we aim to provide a reflection of the impact of slavery in American society. Also, we are presented with a handful of questions we must answer regarding the book, and what the relationship between Jefferson and the Hemingses meant to the slavery in The United States
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The Impact of Slavery in American Society. We do not intend to give a broad picture of such a sensitive subject in such a small amount of pages. As to do a comprehensive study of the impact of slavery in the country would surely take us more than the pages assigned for this essay. Hence, we shall provide the briefest version possible without compromising the important details. In this essay, we shall only address the social impact of slavery, as the subject calls for it. In Jefferson’s time, slavery dominated all the political debates. To many post-revolution Americans, their own desire of freedom clashed with the ownership of slaves. For instance, George Washington was an advocate for the gradual abolition of slavery and freed many of his slaves on his death. Thomas Jefferson exhibited some moral objections toward slavery as well and advocated for the recolonization of black people to Africa. This idea gave birth the Liberia, a country founded by freed American slaves. However, despite their moral objections on slavery, the practice was built into the American …