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Samuel Johnson once summed up the great American paradox when he asked, "How is it that we hear the loudest yelps for liberty among the drivers of negroes?" The perplexing question has long haunted Jefferson scholars in particular, forcing many either to ignore it or to turn the "sage of Monticello" into a hapless victim of circumstances beyond his control. In this lucid treatment, however, Wiencek (An Imperf...Log In or Sign Up to Read More