Jefferson

The picture and the essay give different messages. The essay makes it seem like Jefferson think blacks are inferior in every way, but the picture shows blacks and whites living together in acceptance of each other. The way history is taught today portrays Jefferson as more accepting of blacks than other people in his time. In fact, he wanted his slaves released when he died. His essay was written to display common aristocratic views of his time. Even though Jefferson did agree with society about their inferiority, he does speak about them with sensitivity and caring by implying even though they are inferior, it's not their fault that they're that way. He tries to make both sides lives better by suggesting to separate the two races. His views are obtained primarily because of the low position of slavery in society.