Liberty & Slavery: The Paradox of America’s Founding Fathers
Ashland Branch Library 201 S. Railroad Avenue, Ashland, VA, United StatesAmerica's Founding Fathers envisioned an America founded on individual liberty and independence. This desire for freedom was expressed by Thomas Jefferson in the Declaration of Independence, which stated, "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal . . . ." Yet many of the Founding Fathers, including George Washington, James […]

