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In this episode, we explore the contradictions between the Enlightenment, the American Revolution, and Black freedom. While white revolutionaries fought for freedom from British rule in 1776, Blacks in revolutionary America had their own aspirations for freedom. As Thomas Jefferson rationalized his liberty from British rule, Black folks like Phyllis Wheatley and Benjamin Banneker forced many to confront their own contradictions.
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SOURCES:
Kendi, Dr Ibram X. Stamped from the Beginning. Avalon Publishing Group, 2016.
Wilkins, Roger W. Jefferson’s Pillow. Beacon Press, 2002.
