The College Fix

UVA official criticizes founder President Thomas Jefferson in grad speech: ‘ignorance and hubris’

An administrator at the University of Virginia, founded by President Thomas Jefferson, took some of his time at the podium ...

Here's what Thomas Jefferson meant by 'all men are created equal'

Historians and scholars continue to debate Thomas Jefferson's original intent behind the phrase "all men are created equal." ...

John Adams and Thomas Jefferson disagreed about the American Revolution’s meaning even as they lay dying

Like Americans today, the people living in the United States in 1826 were preparing to celebrate a milestone for their ...

Ed Gallrein Incorrectly Attributed Quote to Thomas Jefferson

In a LinkedIn post, Ed Gallrein attributed the phrase “Genius is one percent inspiration and ninety-nine percent perspiration ...

Cleveland native curates Philadelphia exhibit on the Declaration of Independence

The American Philosophical Society Museum's new exhibit includes 19 printed copies of the Declaration, including an early ...

'Deleted clauses' of the Declaration of Independence remain critical

Thomas Jefferson deleted key passages in the Declaration of Independence that historian Holly Brewer says reveal as much as ...
Smithsonian Magazine

Enslaved and Free Workers Built Thomas Jefferson’s Monticello Brick by Brick. Archaeologists Just Discovered One of the Kilns They Used

Researchers think the newly unearthed structure was used to fire and cure bricks during construction of the site’s original mansion in the early 1770s ...
NPR

Thomas Jefferson's Love Affair — With Wine

Thomas Jefferson was the nation's third president, our first ambassador to France, an inventor and master gardener. He may also have been America's first wine connoisseur — something historians are ...