Extract from Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia
Dublin Core
Title
Extract from Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia
Subject
Black Inferiority, Slavery
Description
Thomas Jefferson answers a question regarding slavery. Here he delineates the physical and mental reasons for the inferiority of black people, and, therefore, why they should be enslaved.
Creator
Thomas Jefferson
Source
Query XIV "Laws", Notes on the State of Virginia
Publisher
Thomas Jefferson Foundation, Inc., "Jefferson Quotes & Family Letters"
Date
1, January, 1782 to 31, December, 1782
Contributor
Karlin Moore
Language
English
Type
Early American History
Files
Citation
Thomas Jefferson, “Extract from Thomas Jefferson's Notes on the State of Virginia,” Mason's Legacies, accessed October 23, 2026, https://masonslegacies.org/items/show/110.