How the Declaration of Independence inspired the world despite Jefferson’s contradictions on slavery

As America marks 250 years since the Declaration, Jefferson’s words have taken on an aura of moral clarity about equality, ...

How a young Jefferson’s plea to the King helped ignite America’s fight for independence

In the summer of 1774 Jefferson retreated to Monticello and wrote a secret plea meant to avert disputes with the British — a ...

As war came to his doorstep, Jefferson fled Monticello but years later returned to power as president.

When British forces under Benedict Arnold sailed up the James River to invade Virginia, Thomas Jefferson, then Governor, ...