Abstract
relationship and thoughts of Thomas Jefferson concerning the NeL gro seem never to fade from the American scene. Today both Theodore Bilbo of Mississippi and his opponents are all quoting Jefferson as proof of their widely diverse theories and purposes. Both factions remember this man: this Southern planter who was so intimately connected with the Declaration of Independence; this man who disdained hallowed institutions in favor of unhallowed man. It is a well known fact that The devil can quote Scripture, and thus it is interesting to look at the problem objectively and, with no cause to further, try to find out just what Jefferson did think about the Negro and slavery. Thomas Jefferson was born in Albemarle County, Virginia in 1743. This region was then the frontier of Western Virginia, and on the frontier equalitarian ideas were always popular.' importance of a man's qualities were paramount rather than his ancestors for the men were in direct contact with nature and more dependent on their fellows for protection. It was natural for such ideas to be handed down to Jefferson from his father, Peter, who was a farmer and long time resident in this region. ... It would not be unnatural to assume that this parental heritage may have tended to influence Thomas Jefferson 's thinking. His mother, Jane Randolph, was a member of the pow-
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