http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/the-early-republic/thomas-jefferson-notes-on-the-state-of-virginia-1788/ Then read the response to Jefferson’s racism written by Benjamin Banneker in 1791. (Links to an external site.) http://www.americanyawp.com/reader/the-early-republic/black-scientist-benjamin-banneker-demonstratesblack-intelligence-to-thomas-jefferson-1791/ Paragraph 1: Thinking historically about the […]