“All men are created equal,” wrote slaveholder Thomas Jefferson, in words that have ... with the feudal hierarchies of England and the Old World. Those writers’ vision blossomed in the ...

Thomas Jefferson was a contradictory character ... Early in their marriage, he and Martha had buried two infants. In 1781, four-month-old Lucy Elizabeth died. In 1782 his wife died from ...

This week marks the bicentennial of Jefferson Parish, which was established by the Louisiana Legislature 200 years ago this ...

Thomas Jefferson first came to Williamsburg to attend William & Mary in March 1760. Until April 1762, Jefferson lodged and boarded in the building known today as the Sir Christopher Wren Building. He ...

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson will always be linked ... Longevity and the history they shared defined their relationship. In their old age, they came to see one another as the living reminder ...

LOUISVILLE, Ga. (WJBF)-Thomas Jefferson Academy is mourning the loss of 17-year-old Carter Gay, a Junior at the private school in Jefferson County. He was a member of the shotgun and football ...

Thomas Jefferson wrote to John Adams in mid-November 1787. Jefferson mostly wanted to vent. The two-month-old document left him reeling, especially in its provisions for a new chief executive.

The Age of Experiments/The Pursuit of Happiness” Friday, February 7 at 9:00 pm In part two: Jefferson was responsible... Read More ...

Thomas Jefferson embodies within his own life the most profound contradictions of American history: as the author of ...