117 The Life and Ideas of Thomas Jefferson

Ben Franklin's World

Liz Covart

History, Society & Culture

4.4 • 1.6K Ratings

🗓️ 17 January 2017

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Thomas Jefferson wrote about liberty and freedom and yet owned over six hundred slaves during his lifetime. He’s a founder who many of us have a hard time understanding. This why we need an expert to lead us through his life, so we can better understand who Jefferson was and how he came to his seemingly paradoxical ideas about slavery and freedom. Annette Gordon-Reed, a professor of history and legal history at Harvard University and the winner of the National Book Award and Pulitzer Prize for her work on Thomas Jefferson and the Hemings Family, leads us on an exploration through the life and ideas of Thomas Jefferson.  Show Notes: http://www.benfranklinsworld.com/117 Sponsor Links Cornell University Press Margaret Newell, Brethren by Nature Helpful Show Links Help Support Ben Franklin's World Crowdfunding Campaign Ben Franklin's World Facebook Page Join the Ben Franklin's World Community Sign-up for the Franklin Gazette Newsletter Ben Franklin's World iOS App Ben Franklin's World Android App Complementary Episodes Episode 027: Lisa Wilson, A History of Stepfamilies in Early America Episode 026: Robert Middlekauff, George Washington's Revolution Episode 033: Douglas Bradburn, George Washington and His Library Episode 061: Edward Larson, George Washington in Retirement Episode 096: Nicholas Guyatt, The Origins of Racial Segregation in the United States Episode 107: Mary Sarah Bilder, Madison's Hand Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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0:00.0	This episode of Ben Franklin's world is brought to you by Cornell University Press.
0:05.0	In Brethren by Nature, New England Indians, colonists, and the origins of American slavery,
0:09.4	Margaret Ellen Noel reveals a little known aspect of American history.
0:13.0	English colonists in New England enslaved thousands of Indians.
0:17.0	In fact, Massachusetts became the first English colony to legalize slavery in 1641.
0:22.0	And the New Englander's desire for Indian slaves was great.
0:25.0	It actually shaped the region's major Indian Wars,
0:28.0	including the Piquot War, King Phillips War,
0:30.0	and the Northeastern Wabenaki conflicts that took place between 1676 and 1749.
0:37.0	And when not at war with Native peoples, New Englanders look to other sources to get their hands
0:41.0	on Indian slaves. They turn to courts to get control hands on Indian slaves.
0:42.6	They turned to courts to get control of Indian labor.
0:45.2	They imported Indians from Florida and the Carolinas, and they simply claim free Indians
0:49.9	as slaves.
0:51.6	In her award-winning book, New
0:53.0	Woldre covers the slaves' own stories and shows how they influence New
0:56.1	England society in crucial ways.
0:58.6	Indians lived in English homes, they raised English children, and they manned colonial armies, farms, and fleets.
1:04.5	They also introduce their captors to native food, religion, and technology.
1:09.2	Reviewers have called Newell's brethren by nature the best new research of Native America, slavery, and colonial
1:14.0	New England, and an outstanding work that shakes the city upon a hill to its very core.
1:19.2	Visit Ben Franklin's World.com slash Cornell for more information about brethren by nature. And if you like what you read you can purchase a copy directly from
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