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Sins of the Founding Fathers: The perils of judging past heroes by today's standards

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imageBronze statue of Jefferson in the Jefferson Memorial, Washington DC,. Image ID: 138476909 Copyright: DonLandDonLand/SHUTTERSTOCK

Democratic parties in four states have recently removed the names of Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson from their annual fundraising dinners, a move now under consideration in at least five...

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