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Jefferson's Words: Two Declarations


Listen to what one historian hailed as "the extraordinarily interesting document in American history": Jefferson's Rough Draft of the Declaration of Independence. In this edition, we offer the final version and Jefferson's draft which includes a different "We hold these truths . . . " statement and a biting condemnation of the slave trade. Bill Barker, who interprets Thomas Jefferson for Colonial Williamsburg, reads both. (added to Monticello Podcasts on December 28, 2005; approx. 9 min. and 12 min., resp.)

 

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