Comments on: Virginia Law Allowed Thomas Jefferson to Free His Slaves https://wthrockmorton.com/2017/07/27/barton-jefferson-slave-laws/ A [retired] college psychology professor's observations about public policy, mental health, sexual identity, and religious issues Fri, 03 Feb 2023 10:09:55 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 By: ken https://wthrockmorton.com/2017/07/27/barton-jefferson-slave-laws/#comment-114281 Fri, 03 Feb 2023 10:09:55 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=30232#comment-114281 In reply to The Patriot Think Tank.

“Not only was it indeed illegal for Jefferson (or anyone) to free their slaves,”

No, Warren has FULLY cited the law that allowed Jefferson to free his slaves. And in other posts on this subject gave examples of other slave owners who did legally free their slaves.

]]> By: The Patriot Think Tank https://wthrockmorton.com/2017/07/27/barton-jefferson-slave-laws/#comment-114279 Sun, 29 Jan 2023 22:54:16 +0000 https://www.wthrockmorton.com/?p=30232#comment-114279 In case anyone reads this there a few points missed. Not only was it indeed illegal for Jefferson (or anyone) to free their slaves, Jefferson indeed spoke throughout his life about the fact that he thought slavery would become the death of the American experiment and in 1769 as a member of the House of Burgess his very first proposal was to allow slave owners the ability to free their slaves. He was shouted down and called a traitor to his country. So there’s that.

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