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The founders unmasked / by Jennifer Sabin.

Poux, Jennifer, (author.). Parker, Christopher S., 1963- (writer of introduction.).

Summary:

In the summer of 1776, when Thomas Jefferson arrived in Philadelphia to sign the Declaration of Independence, declaring that "all men are created equal," he wasn't alone. With him was Robert Hemings, just one of the many Black people Jefferson enslaved. But who was Robert Hemings? Discover his story and the true history of those who really helped build America -- the good and the bad.

Record details

ISBN: 0593386108
ISBN: 9780593386101
Physical Description: 144 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, map, portraits ; 22 cm
Publisher: New York : Penguin Workshop, 2022.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 143-144).

Formatted Contents Note:

A note from Jennifer Sabin, the creator of True History -- A note from Professor Christopher Sebastian Parker -- A country's creed -- A complicated legacy : Thomas Jefferson -- An American life : Sally Hemings -- Abolitionist or slaveholder? : Alexander Hamilton -- "What to the slave is the Fourth of July?" : Frederick Douglass -- Flawed hero : George Washington -- Hard history : James Madison and the Constitution.